Ortiz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˈtiz/, /ɔɹˈtis/

Proper noun

Ortiz (plural Ortizes)

1. A surname from Spanish.
   • 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN.

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.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔoɾtis/ [ˈʔoɾ̪.t̪ɪs̪]
• Hyphenation: Or‧tiz

Proper noun

Ortiz (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Ortiz m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾˈtis/ [ʔoɾˈt̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: Or‧tiz

Proper noun

Ortíz (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]