Perez

See also: Pérez

English

Etymology 1

From Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pérets).

Proper noun

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

From Spanish Pérez.

Proper noun

Perez

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

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 佩雷斯 (Pèiléisī) (Mainland China), 培瑞茲／培瑞兹 (Péiruìzī) (Taiwan)

• Hebrew: פֶּרֶץ (he) (Péretz)
• Spanish: Pérez (es)

Statistics

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

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Pérez.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pe‧rez

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾes/, [ˈpi.ɾ̪es̪]

Proper noun

Pérez

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

Chamorro

Etymology

From Spanish Pérez.

Proper noun

Perez

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Pero +‎ -ez (“son of”).

Proper noun

Perez

1. a surname originating as a patronymic.

Descendants

• Portuguese: Peres

Pangasinan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pe‧rez

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾes/, [ˈpɪ.ɾɪs]

Proper noun

Perez

1. 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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾes/ [ˈpɛ.ɾɛs]
• Rhymes: -eɾes
• Syllabification: Pe‧rez

Proper noun

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

Related terms

• Perez Dasmariñas