Velazquez

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Velázquez Family Name
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Meaning	crow
Region of origin	Spain
Language of origin	Basque
Related names	Velasquez
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Velázquez

Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez, is a surname of Spanish origin. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco". "Velasco", in turn, is a name of Basque origin, with the meaning of "little crow".

Prominent people of this surname include:

• Baldemar Velasquez - president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
• Consuelo Velázquez - 20th century Mexican songwriter, most famous for "Bésame mucho"
• David Andres Alvarez-Velazquez - Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico of the Episcopal Church of the United States
• Diego Velázquez - court painter to Philip IV of Spain, most famous for Las Meninas.
• Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar - Spanish conquistador, leader of the conquest of Cuba
• Diego Velázquez Tlacotzin - puppet ruler of the Aztec Empire under Spanish rule (1525-1526)
• Fidel Velázquez Sánchez - 20th century Mexican union leader
• Freddie Velázquez - Dominican Republic baseball player
• Jaci Velasquez - American Contemporary Christian singer
• Lorena Velázquez - Mexican actress
• Manuel Velazquez - 20th century anti-boxing activist
• Nadine Velazquez - Puerto Rican/American actress and model
• Nydia Velázquez - member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 12th district
• Patricia Velásquez - Venezuelan actress
• Ramón José Velásquez - ex-president of Venezuela (1993-1994)
• Regine Velasquez - Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
• Tracy Velazquez - Democratic politician from Montana
• Wilmer Velasquez - Honduran football player

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