López
Family name
López in the Spanish provinces
Pronunciation	English: /ˈloʊpɛz/, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlopeθ, ˈlopes]
Meaning	"son of Lope" (Wolf)
Region of origin	Spain
Language(s) of origin	Spanish
Related names	Lopes (Portuguese), Loupé (French), Lupo (Italian), Lupu (Romanian)

López is a surname of Spanish origin (it can also lack the acute accent in a not purely hispanophone context). It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Lope, Lope itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning wolf. The surname is first attested in Old Castile in the heart of Spain, where the name originated in Visigothic times;^[1] however, the name is not of Germanic origin, but rather from Latin. Its Portuguese equivalent is Lopes, its French equivalent is Loupé, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, and its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu. López is the most common Spanish surname in the United Kingdom.

People [edit]

Politicians [edit]

• Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican president
• Alfonso López Caballero, Colombian politician
• Alfonso López Michelsen, President of Colombia
• Alfonso López Pumarejo, President of Colombia
• Alfonso H. Lopez, American politician
• Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican politician
• Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876), Mexican general and dictator
• Antonio López-Istúriz White, Spanish politician member of the European Parliament
• Augustine Lopez, American politician
• Carlos Antonio López, Paraguayan president
• Fernando Lopez, Filipino politician
• Francisco Solano López, Paraguayan president
• Hermógenes López, Venezuelan president
• James Lopez Watson, American judge and politician
• José López Portillo, Mexican president
• Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Spanish politician
• Marco Lopez, American politician
• Oswaldo López Arellano, President of Honduras from 1963–1971 and 1972–1975
• Patxi Lopez, Basque socialist politician
• Pero López de Ayala, Spanish statesman
• Ricardo López Murphy, Argentine economist and politician

Sportspeople [edit]

• Adrián López Álvarez (b. 1988), Spanish soccer player
• Al Lopez, American baseball catcher and manager
• Albie Lopez, American baseball pitcher
• Alejandro Lopez, Mexican race walker
• Aliuska López, Cuban-Spanish athlete
• Ángel López, Spanish football (soccer) player
• Antonio López Guerrero, Spanish football player
• Brook Lopez, American basketball player, twin of Robin Lopez
• Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican football (soccer) player
• Claudio López, Argentine footballer
• Christian López GWA-ian Football player. Best curly hair
• Daniel López (footballer), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Danny Lopez, U.S. boxer
• David López-Zubero, Spanish Olympic swimmer
• Diego López Rodríguez, Spanish football (soccer) player
• Federico Lopez, Puerto Rican basketball player
• Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
• Felipe López (basketball)
• Felipe López (baseball player)
• Gustavo Adrián López, Argentine football player
• Hector Lopez, Panamanian baseball player
• Israel López (footballer), Mexican football player
• Javy López, Puerto Rican baseball player
• José Luis López Ramírez, Costa Rican football player
• Juan Antonio Lopez, Mexican boxer
• Lisandro López, Angentinian footballer
• Lucía López, Spanish field hockey player
• Marc López, Spanish tennis player
• Marisa López Argentine field hockey player
• Martín López-Zubero Spanish-American backstroke swimmer
• Maxi López, Argentine football player
• Nancy Lopez, American golf player
• Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
• Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
• Ricardo López, Mexican boxer
• Ricardo López Felipe, Spanish football player
• Robin Lopez, American basketball player, twin of Brook Lopez
• Rodrigo Muñoz López, a major league starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
• Rodrigo López, a Mexican-American soccer player
• Sergio López Miró, Spanish swimmer
• Steven López, 2000 and 2004 USA Olympic Tae Kwon Do Gold Medalist
• Sue Lopez, English women-footballer, manager, coach and advocate of the women's game
• Yeimer López, Cuban middle distance runner

Film [edit]

• Adamari López, Puerto Rican actress
• Alexander Lopez, Belgian actor
• Constance Marie Lopez, American actress
• George Lopez, American comedian
• Gerry Lopez, American surfer and occasional film actor
• Jade Lopez, Filipina actress
• Jennifer Lopez, Puerto Rican actress, singer, dancer and designer
• Mara Lopez, Filipina actress
• Marga López, Argentine-Mexican actress
• Mario López, American actor
• Leon Lopez, British actor
• Polyana López, Argentie actress
• Priscilla Lopez, American singer, dancer, and actress
• Sergi López, Spanish actor
• Sky Lopez Former American adult actress and director

Other people [edit]

• Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal
• Alma Lopez, artist
• António López García, Spanish painter and sculptor
• Awilda Lopez, American criminal
• Barry Lopez, American writer
• Cachao López, Cuban mambo musician and composer
• Carlos Lopez-Barillas, Guatemalan photographer
• Carlos Lopez, American Ballet Theatre soloist
• Donald Lopez, American Air Force fighter and test pilot
• Eugenio Lopez, Filipino patriarch, founder of the Lopez Group of Companies (one of the Philippines largest business conglomerates)
• Felipe López (archer)
• Fernão Lopez, first permanent resident of the island of Saint Helena
• Francisco Solano López (comics), Argentine comics artist
• Gabe Lopez, American singer-songwriter and producer
• García López de Cárdenas, Spanish conquistador
• George A. Lopez, American academic
• Gerardo I. Lopez, CEO and President, AMC Theaters
• Graciano Lopez Jaena, Filipino hero
• Jennifer Lopez (meteorologist), meteorologist for KXAS-TV
• Jesús López-Cobos, Spanish conductor
• Jimmy Lopez, Peruvian composer
• Jose M. Lopez, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Kathryn Jean Lopez, American conservative columnist
• Lourdes Lopez, New York City Ballet principal dancer
• Luis A. López, American poet
• Luscious Lopez, American pornographic actress
• Lynda Lopez, American news anchor
• Manuel Isaias Lopez, Mexican child psychiatrist
• Martin Lopez, Swedish heavy metal drummer
• Martín López-Vega, Spanish Asturian language writer
• Michael Lopez-Alegria, American astronaut
• Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish explorer
• Nadia López, Mexican singer and reality television star
• Narciso López, Venezuelan soldier and Cuban independence fighter
• Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez
• Nicolás Lindley López, Peruvian military commander
• Noelia López, Spanish model
• Oscar Lopez, Chilean-Canadian folk guitarist
• Pedro Lopez (serial killer), Colombian serial killer accused of killing more than 300 people
• R. Edward Lopez, American newsman and morning radio personality
• Renato López, Mexican musician
• Ricky Lopez, Puerto Rican singer, ex-Menudo
• Robert Lopez, composer and lyricist of musicals
• Rodrigo Lopez (physician), physician to Queen Elizabeth I
• Rosa López, Spanish singer and dancer of Operación Triunfo
• Ruy López de Segura, Spanish priest after whom the Ruy López opening is named
• Ruy López de Villalobos, Spanish explorer
• Santos López Pelegrín, Spanish journalist
• Steve Lopez American journalist for the Los Angeles Times and author
• Tony Lopez, American b-boy from the group New York City Breakers
• Trini Lopez, American musician
• Vincent Lopez, American bandleader and pianist
• Yolanda Lopez, American artist

Places and other uses [edit]

• Lopez, Cauca, town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia
• Lopez, Quezon, a municipality in the Philippines
• Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental, a municipality in the Philippines
• López, Chihuahua, one of the Municipalities of Chihuahua, Mexico
• United States v. Lopez, a United States Supreme Court case
• Lopez, a character in Red vs. Blue; see List of characters in Red vs. Blue
• López (portrayed by Pedro Armendáriz Jr.), a character and antagonist in the 1999 film Herod's Law
• Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, Washington, USA
• Lopez River in Monroe County, Florida

References [edit]