<P> To a lesser extent it also occurs in Portuguese - speaking countries, where Vasco as surname predominates . Vasquez means "(son) of Vasco" and Vasco comes from the pre-Roman latinized name "Velascus" - a name of uncertain origin and meaning, but probably meaning Basque or Iberian . In Galician - Portuguese the pre-Roman name becomes Velascu> Veascu> Vaasco> Vasco . </P> <P> It is known that in some Spanish - speaking countries, families of non-Iberian ancestry have also adopted this surname . In Colombia and Argentina, there have been instances of "Watzke" and "Watzka" families, of German - Czech descent, Hispanicizing their surnames to "Vasquez". The surname was chosen as being the one most closely resembling their former name; in Italy a similar phenomenon was noted with some "Watzke" changing to "Vasco". </P> <P> There are also Spanish cognate surnames Velasco or Velázquez). </P> <Ul> <Li> Andres Vasquez, a Peruvian - born Swedish football midfielder . </Li> <Li> Andrew Vasquez, Native American flute player </Li> <Li> Catalina Vasquez Villalpando, treasurer of the United States </Li> <Li> Christian Vasquez, Filipino actor </Li> <Li> Domingo Vásquez, president of Honduras 1893 - 08 - 07 - 1894 - 02 - 22 </Li> <Li> Eric Vasquez, an American soccer player </Li> <Li> Fabio Vásquez Castaño, a Colombian rebel and revolutionary </Li> <Li> Fernando Vázquez, Spanish football manager </Li> <Li> Fran Vázquez, Spanish basketball player </Li> <Li> Franco Vázquez, Italo - Argentine footballer </Li> <Li> Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador </Li> <Li> Gabriel Vásquez, a Spanish Jesuit theologian </Li> <Li> Gaddi Vasquez, the 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization </Li> <Li> Greivis Vásquez (born 1987), Venezuelan basketball player </Li> <Li> Guillermo Vazquez (born 1964), Cuba American scientist entrepreneur . </Li> <Li> Gustavo Vazquez, (born 1973), Puerto Rican comic book artist </Li> <Li> Horacio Vásquez, a Dominican general and political figure </Li> <Li> Ian Vásquez, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity </Li> <Li> Ignacio Vázquez, Mexican football (soccer) player </Li> <Li> Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer </Li> <Li> Javier Vázquez, Puerto Rican - American baseball pitcher </Li> <Li> Jhonen Vasquez, Californian cartoonist </Li> <Li> Jorge Vásquez, a major league baseball pitcher </Li> <Li> Jorge Vázquez, a New York Yankees minor league first baseman </Li> <Li> Jorge Vázquez Viaña (1939--1967), Bolivian revolutionary </Li> <Li> Joseph Vásquez, an American independent filmmaker </Li> <Li> Juan Vásquez (composer), a Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance </Li> <Li> Juan T. Vázquez Martín, a Cuban abstract painter </Li> <Li> Juanes, full name Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (Vásquez is his second, or matrilineal, last name), a Colombian rock musician </Li> <Li> Julio César Vásquez, a professional boxer in the super middleweight (168 lb) division </Li> <Li> Junior Vasquez, a New York City club DJ and remixer / producer </Li> <Li> La La Vásquez, Puerto Rican MTV VJ </Li> <Li> Louis Vásquez, a mountain man and trader from Missouri </Li> <Li> Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón, Spanish explorer </Li> <Li> Lucas Vázquez, Spanish footballer </Li> <Li> Luis Vasquez, American football player </Li> <Li> Manuel Vázquez Gallego, Spanish comic artist and writer </Li> <Li> Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Spanish writer </Li> <Li> Mario Vazquez, New York Puerto Rican singer, from American Idol </Li> <Li> Martín Vásquez, Mexican soccer player, also played for US team </Li> <Li> Michael Vasquez, Michael "Vass" Vasquez is a Customer Success Manager at North American Business Solutions in Vestal, NY . </Li> <Li> Mona Vasquez, a French critic of Scientology </Li> <Li> Orlando Vásquez, a Nicaraguan weightlifter </Li> <Li> Orlando Vasquez Morales, a Nicaraguan weightlifter </Li> <Li> Ramón Vázquez, an American baseball player </Li> <Li> Randy Vasquez, an American actor </Li> <Li> Rafael Vásquez (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Rafael Martín Vázquez, a Spanish footballer </Li> <Li> Roberta Vasquez, a Cuban - American model, actress and Playboy playmate </Li> <Li> Roberto Vásquez, a southpaw boxer in the flyweight division </Li> <Li> Sam Vasquez (1972--2007), American MMA fighter </Li> <Li> Sebastián Vázquez (basketball) (born 1985), Uruguayan basketball player </Li> <Li> Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay </Li> <Li> Tiburcio Vásquez, a Mexican bandit </Li> <Li> Victor Vazquez, better known as Kool A.D., American musician and artist </Li> <Li> Víctor Vázquez (artist), Puerto Rican photographer and conceptual artist </Li> <Li> Víctor Vázquez Rosales, Spanish footballer </Li> <Li> Víctor Vázquez Solsona, Spanish footballer </Li> <Li> Walter Vásquez Vejarano, a Peruvian lawyer, politician and President of the Supreme Court </Li> </Ul>

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