Cortes (surname)

Cortés (Castilian, Galician, Valencian), Cortês (Portuguese), Cortès (Catalan) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. The surname derived from the Old French corteis or curteis, meaning 'courteous' or 'polite',[1] and is related to the English Curtis.

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

Notable people surnamed either Cortes or Cortés include:

## Mononymously known as Cortes

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* Hernán Cortés, (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador

## Arts and entertainment

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### Film and television

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* Armand Cortes (1880–1948), American actor
* Fernando Cortés (1909–1979), Puerto Rican actor
* Fred Cortes (1921–1964), Filipino actor
* Mapita Cortés (1939–2006), Puerto Rican actress
* Mapy Cortés (1910–1998), Puerto Rican actress
* Irene Cortes (artist) (born 1979), filmmaker and artist

### Music

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* Aracy Cortes (1904–1985), Brazilian singer
* Carlos Núñez Cortés (born 1942), Argentine musician
* Edmundo Villani-Côrtes (born 1930), Brazilian musical artist
* Garðar Thór Cortes (born 1974), Icelandic tenor
* Getúlio Côrtes (born 1938), Brazilian musical artist
* Lula Côrtes (1949–2011), Brazilian musician
* Montse Cortés (born 1972), Spanish flamenco singer
* Pamela Cortes, Ecuadorian singer, actress and dancer
* Ramiro Cortés (1933–1984), American composer
* Santiago Cortés (musician), Latino-Swiss musician and composer
* Sergio Iván Esquivel Cortés (1946–2021), Mexican singer-songwriter
* Rodrigo Cortés (born 1973), Spanish film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor
* Tony Cortes (born 1968), Cuban American actor and TV host
* Yara Cortes (1921–2002), Brazilian actress

### Other arts and entertainment

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* Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), Nicaraguan poet
* Ana Cortés (1895–1998), Chilean painter
* Bernardo Cortés (1934–2017), Spanish writer, humorist, singer and songwriter
* Carmina Useros Cortés (1928–2017), Spanish author
* Édouard Cortès (1882-1969) French Post-Impressionist painter
* Esperanza Cortes (born 1957), American visual artist
* Gustavo Couttolenc Cortés (1921–2015), Mexican writer and academic
* Jesús Carranza Cortés, Mexican potter
* Joaquín Cortés (born 1969), Spanish flamenco dancer
* Liliana Angulo Cortés (born 1974), Colombian visual artist
* Ney Yépez Cortés (born 1968), Ecuadorian writer
* Ricardo Cortés (illustrator) (born 1973), illustrator and author
* Sonya Cortés (born 1962), Puerto Rican entertainer

## Politics

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* Adriana Fuentes Cortés (born 1968), Mexican politician
* Alberto Baltra Cortés (1912–1981), Chilean politician and economist
* Altineu Côrtes (born 1968), Brazilian politician and businessman
* Bob Cortes (born 1963), politician in the Florida House of Representatives
* David Cortés (politician) (1955–2015), Bolivian politician
* David Bonilla Cortés (born 1974), Puerto Rican politician
* Hilario Sánchez Cortés (born 1957), Mexican politician
* John Cortes (Gibraltarian politician), member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
* John Cortes (Florida politician) (born 1961), politician in the Florida House of Representatives
* Jonas Cortes (born 1966), Filipino politician
* José Cortés López (1883–1958), Spanish magistrate and politician
* Judith Pallarés i Cortés (born 1972), Andorran politician
* León Cortés Castro (1882–1946), Costa Rica politician
* Luz Virginia Cortés (born 1976), Mexican politician
* Manuel Cortés Quero (1906-1991), Spanish politician
* Mario Mendoza Cortés (1968–2015), Mexican politician
* Pedro Cortés (born 1966), Puerto Rican politician
* Rosalío Cortés (1820–1884), 35th President of Nicaragua
* Santiago Pedro Cortés (born 1954), Mexican politician
* Sara Isabel Castellanos Cortés (born 1946), Mexican politician
* Yulenny Cortés León (born 1976), Mexican politician

## Sports

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### Baseball

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* Aurelio Cortés (1904–?), Cuban catcher in the Negro baseball leagues
* Carlos Cortes (born 1997), American baseball player
* Dan Cortes (born 1987), American baseball player
* David Cortés (baseball) (born 1983), Mexican baseball player
* Nestor Cortés Jr. (born 1994), Cuban-American baseball pitcher

### Football/soccer

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* Adrián Cortés (born 1983), Mexican footballer
* Ascanio Cortés (1914–1998), Chilean footballer
* Brandon Cortés (born 2001), Argentine-Chilean footballer
* Brayan Cortés (born 1995), Chilean footballer
* Bruno Cortês (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
* Bryan Cortés (born 1991), Chilean footballer
* César Cortés (born 1984), Chilean footballer
* David Cortés (Colombian footballer) (born 1992), Colombian footballer
* David Cortés (Spanish footballer) (born 1979), Spanish footballer
* Deyman Cortés (born 2000), Colombian footballer
* Diego Cortés (born 1998), Mexican footballer
* Eduardo Cortes (born 1993), Mexican footballer
* Efraín Cortés (born 1984), Colombian footballer
* Fabián Núñez Cortés (born 1992), Chilean footballer
* Félix Cortés (born 1989), Chilean footballer
* Fernando Cortés (footballer) (born 1988), Mexican footballer
* Fran Cortés (born 1986), Spanish footballer
* Gerardo Cortés (born 1988), a Chilean footballer
* Gilberto Cortés (born 1995), Colombian footballer
* Javier Cortés (born 1989), Mexican footballer
* José Cortés (footballer) (born 1994), Colombian footballer
* Julio César Cortés (born 1941), Uruguayan footballer and coach
* Kevin Manzano Cortés (born 1999), Spanish footballer
* Martín Miguel Cortés (born 1983), Argentine footballer
* Maurício Cortés (born 1997), Colombian footballer
* Nilson Cortes (born 1977), Colombian footballer
* Oriol Cortes (born 1989), Spanish footballer
* Óscar Cortés (footballer, born 1968 or 1970), Colombian footballer
* Rafael García Cortés (born 1958), Spanish footballer
* Ramiro Cortés (footballer) (1931–2016), Chilean footballer
* Ranulfo Cortés (born 1934), Mexican footballer
* Roberto Cortés (Chilean footballer) (1902–1975), Chilean football goalkeeper
* Roberto Carlos Cortés (born 1977), Colombian football defender
* Róger Cortés (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer
* Santiago Cortés (footballer) (1945–2011), El Salvadoran footballer
* Víctor Cortés (born 1976), Colombian footballer
* Walter Cortés (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer

### Other sports

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* Alejandro Cortés (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist
* Beatriz Gómez Cortés (born 1994), Spanish Olympic swimmer
* Cecelia Cortes (born 1989), professional squash player
* Federico Cortés (born 1937), Argentine cyclist
* Gaston Cortes (born 1985), Argentinian international rugby union player
* Gerardo Cortes Sr. (1928–?), a Chilean modern pentathlete
* Gerardo Cortes Jr. (born 1959), a Chilean modern pentathlete, and son of Gerardo Cortes Sr.
* Jaime Cortés (born 1964), Colombian tennis player
* Jesús Iglesias Cortés (born 1968), Spanish swimmer
* Máximo Cortés (born 1988), Spanish racing driver
* Omar Cortés (born 1977), Spanish gymnast
* Onix Cortés (born 1988), Cuban judoka
* Peter Cortes (born 1947), American rower
* Phil Cortes (born 1982), Canadian racing cyclist
* Ramiro Cortés (basketball) (1931–1977), Uruguayan basketball player
* Ricardo Cortés (born 1980), Mexican boxer
* Sergio Cortés (born 1968), Chilean tennis player

## Other people

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* Beltrán Cortés (1908–1984), Costa Rican murderer
* Corinna Cortes (born 1961), Danish computer scientist
* Enric Cortès (born 1939), Catalan Capuchin and biblical scholar
* Ernesto Cortes, American community activist
* Irene Cortes (1921–1996), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
* Jorge Cortés, Spanish academic engineer
* José Cortés de Madariaga (1766-1826), Chilean patriot
* José Muñoz Cortés (1948–1997), Greek clergyman
* Juan Donoso Cortés (1809-1853), Spanish counter-revolutionary, author, and theologian
* Luis G. Cortes, Spanish chess player
* Manuel Cortes (born 1967), British trade unionist
* Margarita Letelier Cortés, Chilean entrepreneur
* Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510–1582), Spanish cosmographer
* Martín Cortés (son of Malinche) (1523–?), son of Hernán Cortés and La Malinche
* Martín Cortés, 2nd Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1532–1589), Spanish noble, son of Hernán Cortes
* Oralia Garza de Cortes, librarian, advocate, and bibliographer
* Xavier Cortés Rocha (born 1943), Mexican architect and former rector of the UNAM

## See also

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* Cortes (disambiguation)
* Cortese (surname)
* Cortez (disambiguation)
* Courtois (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ Powell, Kimberly. "What Does the Name Cortez Mean?" About.com. Web. http://genealogy.about.com Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Diccionario de apellidos españoles, Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes, Antonio García, Editorial Espasa, Madrid 2001. ISBN 84-239-2289-8. Section III.3.8 page XXXIX.

Surname list

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