Cortes (surname)

For other uses, see Cortes (disambiguation).

Cortes or Cortés is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. It derived from the Old French "curteis," which means 'polite, courteous, or well-bred',^[1] and is analogous to the English Curtis, although the English form has become more widely used as a given name.

The surname has become more frequent among Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population.^[2]

People

Notable people surnamed Cortes include:

• Alejandro Cortés, Colombian road cyclist
• Bruno Cortês, Brazilian football (soccer) player
• Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor
• Hernán Cortés, 16th century Spanish conquistador
• Juan Donoso Cortés (1809-1853), Spanish writer and politician
• Joaquín Cortés, Spanish flamenco dancer
• Édouard Cortès, 20th century French Post-Impressionist Painter
• Xavier Cortés Rocha, Mexican architect and rector of the UNAM

References

1. ^ Percy Hide Reaney, Richard Middlewood Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames (1991), p. 121.
2. ^ Diccionario de apellidos españoles, Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes, Antonio García, Editorial Espasa, Madrid 2001. ISBN 8423922898. Section III.3.8 page XXXIX.

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