Ortiz

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˈtiz/, /ɔɹˈtis/

Proper noun

Ortiz (plural Ortizes)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /oɾˈtiθ/ [oɾˈt̪iθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oɾˈtis/ [oɾˈt̪is]
• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: Or‧tiz

Proper noun

Ortiz m or f by sense

1. a surname