# Ortiz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ortiz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 286,899 |
| US rank (2010) | 68 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,076 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (214,683 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɔɹˈtiz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ortiz in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ortiz in the United States, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

## People named Ortiz

- Ana Ortiz, actress
- John Ortiz, American actor
- Tito Ortiz, American mixed martial artist
- Victor Ortiz, American boxer
- Ignacio Ortíz, Argentine field hockey player
- Jorge Ortiz, Argentine footballer
- Jaina Lee Ortiz, American actress and dancer
- Solomon P. Ortiz, American politician (born 1937)
- Mecha Ortiz, actress (1900-1987)
- Florencia Ortiz, Argentine actress
- Carla Ortiz, Bolivian actress
- Cristina Ortiz, Brazilian pianist

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Ortez, Ortis, Ortigoza, Ortega, Ordaz, Ortego, Ortegon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.