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English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pérets).
Proper noun
Perez
- (biblical) The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob.
- A Sephardic Jewish surname from Hebrew.
Etymology 2
From Spanish Pérez.
Proper noun
Perez
- A surname from Spanish .
Translations
Statistics
- 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.
See also
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Pérez.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Pe‧rez
- IPA(key): /ˈpeɾes/
Proper noun
Pérez
- a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez
Chamorro
Etymology
From Spanish Pérez.
Proper noun
Perez
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Pero + -ez (“son of”).
Proper noun
Perez
- a surname originating as a patronymic.
Descendants
Pangasinan
Etymology
From Spanish Pérez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Perez
- a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez, prevalent in Pangasinan
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Pérez, patronymic surname from Pedro.
The municipality in Quezon is named after Felimón Pérez, a governor of Tayabas.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Perez (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔)
- a common surname from Spanish: Perez, Pérez
- Perez (a municipality in eastern Quezon, Philippines, on the northwestern tip of Alabat island)
- A barangay of Trece Martires, Cavite, Philippines
- A barangay of Calauan, Laguna, Philippines