Ortiz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɔɹˈtiz/, /ɔɹˈtis/

Proper noun

Ortiz (plural Ortizes)

  1. A surname from Spanish.
    • 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN[1]:
      In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ortiz is the 68th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 286,899 individuals. Ortiz is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.11%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔoɾtis/ [ˈʔoɾ̪.t̪ɪs̪]
  • Hyphenation: Or‧tiz

Proper noun

Ortiz (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Spanish

Etymology

From the Basque personal name Orti (cf. Latin Forticius, Fortunius).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ortiz m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoɾˈtis/ [ʔoɾˈt̪ɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: Or‧tiz

Proper noun

Ortíz (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]