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Rodríguez(surname) |
- For other uses see Rodríguez (disambiguation). See also Rodrigues (disambiguation).
Rodríguez is a Spanish Patronymic (meaning Son of Rodrigo) and a common family name (surname) in Spanish, Latin America and other places. The "ez" or "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of Roderick, meaning "famous power", from the Germanic elements "hrod" (fame) and "ric" (power). It was the name of Roderic, the last Visigothic King before the Muslim conquest, and the subject of many legends. The Portuguese equivalent of the name is Rodrigues.
It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- Albita Rodríguez, Cuban-American singer
Alex Rodriguez , Dominican-American baseball player, currently for the New York Yankees- Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr.
- Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao (1886–1950), Spanish writer and politician of Galicia
- Alphonsus Rodriguez, Spanish saint
- Antonio Rodríguez San Juan, Venezuela Politician, Vargas's governor
- Bender Bending Rodríguez, a character from the TV series Futurama
- Carrie Rodriguez, American singer-songwriter
- Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentine member of the Congress of Tucumán
- Clemente Rodríguez, Argentinian football player
- Daniel Rodriguez, American tenor
- David Rodriguez, singer-songwriter
- Emiliano Rodríguez, Spanish basketball player
- Emir Rodríguez Monegal (1921–1985), Uruguyan literary critic, editor, writer
- Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
- Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Uruguayan composer
- Héctor Rodríguez, Cuban baseball player
- Ivan Rodriguez, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Jose Rodriguez, A ghost friend of Paifu in the manga Cowa!
José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" , Venezuelan singer and actor- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Head of government of Spain
- Marvin Rodríguez, Costa Rican football (soccer) player
- Maxime Rodriguez, French composer
- Maximiliano Rodríguez, Argentinian football player
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, President of Costa Rica
- Omar Rodriguez, American Composer
- Pablo Rodriguez, Argentina-born Canadian politician.
- Robert Rodriguez, American film director
- Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter
- Simón Rodríguez, Venezuelan philosopher and educator
- Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, (a.k.a Rodriguez) American singer and recording artist, author of the song "Sugarman"
- Ventura Rodríguez, Spanish architect of the 18th century
- Wandy Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player, currently for the Houston Astros
- Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, President of Colombia (1857-1861).
- Michelle Rodríguez, American actress of Puerto Rican descent
- Jacob Matthew Rodriguez, American Christian author
- Vicente Rodríguez, Spanish boxer
- The family name Rodríguez is attested among the 17th Century Atlantic Creoles.
As a first name, it is associated with Saint Rodrigo (9th century).
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