Pérez

Perez is a surname with at least two distinct origins: One, written as Pérez, is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Pero, Pedro, or Peter." In Portuguese the surname is written with a final "s" instead of "z" and without the accent.

The other is a Hebrew surname Perez or Peretz, derived from Perez (son of Judah) (Hebrew פרץ cf. Genesis 38:29), meaning to "breach or burst forth." The Hebrew name Perez is transliterated Farés in the Spanish Christian Bible.

The name rarely occurs as a first name.

Pronunciation

In Castilian Spanish, the name is pronounced [ˈpeɾeθ] and in Latin America, [ˈpeɾes]. The accent or stress is placed on the second-to-last syllable as with all Spanish patronymic surnames.

In Modern Hebrew: [ˈpeʁets]. EL CABALLO

List of persons with the surname

Pérez (disambiguation)

Pérez is a surname of either Spanish or Hebrew origin (including a list of persons with the name).

Pérez or Perez may also refer to:

Places

People

Others

See also