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Perez

See also: Pérez

English

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Etymology 1

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From Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pérets).

Proper noun

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Perez

  1. The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob. (biblical figure).
  2. A Sephardic Jewish surname from Hebrew.

Etymology 2

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From Spanish Pérez.

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Perez

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Perez is the 22nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 681,645 individuals. Perez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.0%) individuals.

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish Pérez.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Pe‧rez
  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾes/ [ˈpi.ɾ̪es̪]

Proper noun

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Pérez

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez

Chamorro

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Etymology

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From Spanish Pérez.

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Perez

  1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Pero +‎ -ez (“son of”).

Proper noun

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Perez

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic.

Descendants

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  • Portuguese: Peres

Pangasinan

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Etymology

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From Spanish Pérez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Pe‧rez
  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾes/, [ˈpɪ.ɾɪs]

Proper noun

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Perez

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez, prevalent in Pangasinan

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Pérez, patronymic surname from Pedro.

The municipality in Quezon is named after Felimón Pérez, a governor of Tayabas.

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Perez (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a common surname from Spanish: Perez, Pérez
  2. Perez (a municipality in eastern Quezon, Philippines, on the northwestern tip of Alabat island)
  3. A barangay of Trece Martires, Cavite, Philippines
  4. A barangay of Calauan, Laguna, Philippines
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