Pérez
Pérez or Perez, as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Peretz or Perets (Hebrew: פֶּרֶץ; pronounced [ˈpeʁets]) is also common among people of Sephardi Jewish descent, and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not of Hebrew language origin, and most common surname exclusive to a single Jewish ethnoreligious subgroup.
| Pronunciation | Spanish: [ˈpeɾeθ] Latin American Spanish: [ˈpeɾes] Hebrew: [ˈpeʁets] |
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| Language(s) | Spanish, Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Spanish: "Son of Pero or Pedro (Peter)" Hebrew: "a burst / a rush" |
| Region of origin | Spain (former for Sephardi Jews) Portugal (former for Sephardi Jews) Israel (current for Sephardi Jews) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Spanish surnames: Pérez, Perez, Peres, Peris, Pesidas, Pharez, Pretz, Pires, Pritz, Peters, Fares, Farez, Fretz; Sephardi Jewish surnames: Peretz, Perets; |
| Usage | mainly for surnames (family names) |
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