Suarez
Suárez is a common Spanish surname, widely spread throughout Latin America as a consequence of colonization. In origin it is a patronymic meaning "son of Suero" or "son of Soeiro". It is derived from the Latin name Suerius, meaning “Sugarman”. This surname is most commonly found in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Argentina.
People
Arts and sciences
- Alex Suarez, American bassist
- Almudena Suarez, Spanish engineer
- Andrea Suárez , Thai singer
- Aurelio Suárez, Spanish surrealist painter
- Blanca Suárez, Spanish actress
- Bobby A. Suarez, Filipino film director
- Cecilia Suárez, Mexican actress
- Claudia Suárez, Venezuelan supermodel
- Claudio Suarez, Mexican Soccer player
- Cristóbal Suárez de Figueroa, Spanish writer and jurist
- Daniel Suarez , American author of Daemon
- Diego Suarez , American garden designer, of the gardens at Villa Vizcaya
- Eduardo Aldasoro Suarez, Mexican aviation pioneer
- Emma Suárez, Spanish actress
- Francisco Suárez, Spanish philosopher and theologian
- Gastón Suárez, Bolivian writer
- Gonzalo Suarez, Spanish writer and director
- Gonzalo Suárez Girard, Spanish video game director
- Héctor Suárez, Mexican actor and comedian
- Héctor Suárez Gomís, Mexican actor and singer
- Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, born Gomez Suarez de Figueroa, Peruvian historian and writer
- Javier Suárez , Spanish economist
- Jeremy Suarez, American actor
- José Suárez , Spanish actor
- José Suárez Carreño, Spanish writer
- José Ramiro Suárez Soruco, Bolivian paleontologist
- José de Cañizares y Suárez, Spanish playwright
- Karla Suárez, Cuban writer
- Luis Suárez Fernández, Spanish historian
- Maiquel Alejo, American television game show hostess
- María Eugenia Suárez, Argentine actress and model
- Mariano Mociño Suárez de Figueroa, naturalist from New Spain
- Mario Suárez , American writer
- Mario Suárez , Venezuelan singer
- Miguel Ángel Suárez, Puerto Rican film actor
- Ofelia Suárez Fox, Cuban poet, lecturer, and radio personality
- Pedro Suárez Vértiz, Peruvian singer-songwriter
- Rafael Vargas-Suarez, American artist
- Ray Suarez, American journalist, senior correspondent of the PBS program The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
- Rosa Aurelia Martinez Suarez, Argentine actress
- Rosendo Ruiz Suárez, Cuban musician
- Santiago Rafael Armada Suárez, Cuban artist
- Sergio Lais-Suárez, Argentine surgeon and oncologist
- Silvana Suárez, Argentine model
- Virgil Suárez, American poet, novelist, professor
Business
- Julio Suárez, Guatemalan banker
- María de los Dolores Olmedo y Patiño Suarez, Mexican businesswoman, friend of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
- Nicolás Suárez Callaú, Bolivian rubber baron
- Roberto Suárez, president of The Miami Herald
- Patrick de Suarez d'Aulan, French wine producer
Criminals
- Georges Suarez, French journalist executed for collaborating with the Nazi occupation
- Guillermo Suárez Mason, Argentine military official convicted of crimes in the Dirty war
- Juan Fernando Hermosa Suárez, Ecuadorian teenage serial killer
- Roberto Suárez Goméz, Bolivian drug trafficker
Politics
- Manuel de Jesús Andrade Suárez, Colombian writer, journalist and politician
- Adolfo Suárez, Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco
- Adolfo Suárez Illana, Spanish politician, son of Adolfo
- Alejandro José Suárez Luzardo, Venezuelan politician
- Don Juan Manuel Suárez Del Toro Rivero, president of the Spanish Red Cross
- Facundo Suárez, Argentine politician
- Fidel Suárez Cruz, Cuban political prisoner
- Germán Suárez Flamerich, Venezuelan politician, president of Venezuela
- Giustina Pecori-Suárez, wife of Jérôme Bonaparte
- Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria, Spanish nobleman and diplomat
- Hugo Banzer Suárez, Bolivian politician, president of Bolivia
- Joaquín Suárez, Uruguayan politician, head of state of Uruguay
- José Antonio Alonso Suárez, Spanish politician
- José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, governor of Yucatán
- Juan Alonso de Guzmán y Suárez de Figueroa Orozco, Spanish nobleman and military figure during the Reconquista
- Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 4th conde de la Coruña, Spanish viceroy of New Spain
- Manuel de Jesús Andrade Suárez, Colombian politician
- Marco Fidel Suárez, Colombian politician, president of Colombia
- Mariano Suárez, Ecuadorian politician, Vice President of Ecuador
- Ramiro Suárez Corzo, Colombian politician
- Roberto Guajardo Suárez, president of Copamex
- Vicente Suárez, Mexican defender at the Battle of Chapultepec
- Xosé Quiroga Suárez, Spanish politician, president of Galicia
Religion
- Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Mexican cardinal and archbishop
- Federico González Suárez, Ecuadorian bishop and politician
- Fernando Suarez, Filipino priest and faith healer
- Francisco Suárez, Spanish Jesuit philosopher
Sports
- Alejandro Suárez, Mexican long-distance runner
- Andrew Suarez, American baseball player
- Antonio Suarez, Spanish professional road-racing cyclist
- Berthy Suárez, Bolivian footballer
- Carla Suárez Navarro, Spanish tennis player
- Carlos Adrian Valdez Suarez, Uruguayan footballer
- Carlos Banteux Suárez, Cuban boxer
- Carlos Heber Bueno Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
- César Suárez, Venezuelan racing cyclist
- Christian Suárez, Ecuadorian footballer
- Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer
- Cristián Suárez, Chilean footballer
- Cundi, nickname of Secundino Suárez,, Spanish footballer
- Damián Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
- Daniel Suárez, Mexican racing driver
- Daniel Alberto Néculman Suárez, Argentine footballer
- David Wladimir Serradas Suárez, Venezuelan boxer
- Deinis Suárez, Cuban baseball player
- Denis Suárez , Spanish footballer
- Diego Orlando Suárez, Bolivian footballer
- Edmundo Suárez, Spanish footballer and coach
- Enrique Figueroa Suárez, Puerto Rican Olympic sailor
- Erminio Suárez, Argentine track cyclist
- Esteban Andrés Suárez, Spanish footballer
- Guillermo Suárez, Argentine footballer
- Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
- Guillermo Sandro Salas Suárez, Peruvian footballer
- Hugo Suárez, Bolivian footballer
- Jairo Suárez, Colombian footballer
- Javier Suárez , Colombian road racing cyclist
- Jean de Suarez d'Aulan, French aviator, auto racer, and bobsledder
- Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer
- Jesús Manuel Bravo Suárez, Spanish footballer
- Jorge Suárez Landaverde, Salvadoran footballer
- José Suárez, Cuban Negro league baseball player
- José Luis Aragonés Suárez, Spanish footballer
- José Manuel Suárez, Spanish footballer
- Julián Omar Ramos Suárez, Spanish footballer
- Ken Suarez, American baseball player
- Leonel Suárez, Cuban decathlete
- Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
- Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and coach
- Luis Fernando Suárez, Colombian football coach, currently coach of the Honduran national football team
- María Ángeles Rodríguez Suárez, Spanish field hockey player
- Maria Garcia Suarez, Spanish sprint canoer
- Matías Suárez, Argentine footballer
- Mario Suárez Mata, Spanish footballer
- Milton Fabián Rodríguez Suárez, Colombian footballer
- Narcisco Suárez, Spanish flatwater canoer
- Nicolás Suárez, footballers
- Osvaldo Suárez, Argentine long-distance runner
- Pablo Oscar Rotchen Suárez, Argentine footballer
- Paola Suárez, Argentine tennis player
- Paolo Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
- Pedro Arico Suárez, Argentine footballer
- Ramon López Suárez, Spanish basketball coach
- Ricardo Pedriel Suárez, Bolivian footballer
- Roberto Suarez Seabra, Brazilian water polo player
- Roberto Canella Suarez, Spanish footballer
- Roger Suárez, Bolivian footballer
- Rolando Álvarez Suárez, Venezuelan footballer
- Rubén Suárez, Spanish footballer
- Ryan Suarez, American soccer player
- Sergio A. Matto Suárez, Uruguayan basketball player
- Silvio Suárez, Paraguayan footballer
- Temoc Suarez, American soccer player
- Tony Suarez, American soccer player
- Yoan Pablo Hernandez Suarez, Cuban boxer
- Yosvany Suárez, Cuban hammerthrower
Other
- Diego Suarez , Portuguese navigator
- Gonzalo Suárez Rendón, Spanish conquistador, founder of Tunja
- Inés de Suárez, Spanish conquistadora
- Jane Suarez de Figueroa, Lady in Waiting to Queen Mary Tudor of England
- Juan Fernando Hermosa Suárez, Ecuadorian teenage serial killer
- Manuel Isidoro Suárez, Argentine colonel who fought against the Spanish in the wars of independence
Pseudonyms
- Benito Suárez Lynch, pseudonym of Joege Luis Borges and Bioy Casares
- Suarez Miranda, pseudonym of Jorge Luis Borges
Fictional
- Betty Suarez, the main character in the TV series Ugly Betty
- Hilda Suarez, fictional character in the television show Ugly Betty
- Ignacio Suarez, fictional character in the television show Ugly Betty
- Justin Suarez, fictional character in the television show Ugly Betty
- Omar Suarez, fictional character in the 1983 film Scarface
- Rosa Mia Suarez, fictional character in the Filipino cineseries Bituing Walang Ningning
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