Sánchez (surname)

:"For other uses, Sánchez (disambiguation)"

Family name
name = Sanchez

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caption = Sánchez is the most common surname in the provinces of Cáceres and Salamanca
meaning = "Son of Sancho"
region = Spain
origin = Spanish
related names = Sanches

Sánchez or Sanchez is a frequently common Spanish surname. As a patronymic, it means "son of Sancho". The name "Sancho" itself comes from the Basque Santxo.

*Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez, Mexican writer and professor
*Alex Sanchez, American author
*Amy Sanchez, American Fulbright Scholar, artist, and cutting-edge psychologist
*Angel Sanchez, Argentinian football (soccer) referee
*Anibal Sanchez, baseball player
*Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player
*Bertha Sánchez, Colombian long-distance runner
*Claudio Sanchez, singer and guitarist of Coheed and Cambria
*Davis Sanchez, NFL and CFL football player
*Encarna Sánchez, Spanish television show host
*Eustorgio Sánchez, Venezuelan footballer
*Francisco Sanchez, Eighth Alcade of San Francisco
*Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, founding father of the Dominican Republic
*Freddy Sanchez, baseball player
*Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, Bolivian president
*Hugo Sánchez, Mexican soccer player
*Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", a Venezuelan terrorist
*Laura Sánchez, Mexican diver
*Lawrie Sanchez, British soccer player, now a manager
*Linda Sánchez, American member of Congress
*Luis Rafael Sánchez, Puerto Rican playwright and author
*Loretta Sanchez, American member of Congress
*Magdalena Sánchez, Venezuelan singer
*María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player
*Marta Sánchez, Spanish female vocalist
*Matt Sanchez, American soldier, political activist, writer and former pornographic actor
*Mike Sanchez, English Rhythm and Blues pianist/vocalist
*Oscar Enrique Sánchez, Guatemalan soccer player
*Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican soccer player
*Pepe Sánchez, Argentine professional basketball player
*Ricardo Sánchez, Spanish water polo player
*Roberto Sánchez Vilella, the second Governor of Puerto Rico
*Rosario Sánchez, Mexican race walker
*Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican singer, model and actress.
*Ricardo Sanchez (born 1953), retired American Army Lieutenant General
*Ricardo Sanchez (footballer), Mexican footballer
*Samuel Sánchez, Spanish road bicycle racer
*Víctor Sánchez, Spanish soccer player
*Wellington Sánchez, Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
*Yadier Sanchez (born 1987), Cuban volleyball player