López

For other uses, see Lopez (disambiguation).

López or Lopez is a surname of Spanish origin.^[2] It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", Lope itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is Lopes, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, its French equivalent is Loup (or Leu), its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu and its Catalan and Valencian equivalent is Llopis.

Lopez

Coat of arms of Hidalgo families named López
Pronunciation	/ˈloʊpɛz/ Spanish: [ˈlopes] (seseante) Spanish: [ˈlopeθ] (Castilian)
Origin
Language(s)	Spanish
Meaning	"son of Lope" (wolf)
Region of origin	Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)	Lopes (Portuguese), Lupo (Italian), Loup (French), Lupu (Romanian) López ( Mexico )
Frequency comparisons:^[1]

López in the Spanish provinces

López is the fifth most common Hispanic surname globally and in Spain and the USA.^{[citation needed]} It is the most common surname in the province of Lugo. It is the most common Spanish surname in the United Kingdom.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 34.8% of all known bearers of the surname López were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:40), 10.0% of Spain (1:52), 8.2% of Guatemala (1:22), 7.3% of the United States (1:547), 7.1% of Colombia (1:75), 5.0% of Argentina (1:96), 3.8% of Venezuela (1:88), 2.7% of Honduras (1:36), 2.7% of Peru (1:131), 2.6% of the Philippines (1:438), 2.5% of Nicaragua (1:27), 2.1% of Cuba (1:62), 1.8% of Ecuador (1:99), 1.6% of El Salvador (1:44), 1.4% of Paraguay (1:56), 1.3% of Chile (1:148) and 1.1% of Bolivia (1:104).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:52) in the following regions:

• 1. Region of Murcia (1:29)
• 2. Galicia (1:34)
• 3. Castilla–La Mancha (1:36)
• 4. Andalusia (1:43)
• 5. Asturias (1:48)

In Guatemala, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:22) in the following departments:

• 1. San Marcos (1:7)
• 2. Retalhuleu (1:13)
• 3. Jalapa (1:13)
• 4. Huehuetenango (1:13)
• 5. Quetzaltenango (1:15)
• 6. Jutiapa (1:17)
• 7. Chiquimula (1:18)
• 8. Sacatepéquez (1:18)

In Mexico, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:40) in the following states:^[3]

• 1. Chiapas (1:13)
• 2. Oaxaca (1:20)
• 3. Tabasco (1:24)
• 4. Sinaloa (1:25)
• 5. Nayarit (1:31)
• 6. Aguascalientes (1:35)
• 7. Sonora (1:36)
• 8. Campeche (1:36)
• 9. Baja California (1:37)
• 10. Timor island

Politicians

• 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 President
• 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
• Francisco Solano López, Paraguayan president
• Fernando Lopez, Filipino politician
• Eleazar López Contreras, Venezuelan president
• Hermógenes López, Venezuelan president
• Igor López de Munain, Basque politician
• James Lopez Watson, American judge and politician
• Johanna López, American politician
• José Cortés López, Spanish magistrate and politician
• José López Portillo, Mexican president
• José López Rega, Argentina's Minister of Social Welfare
• Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Spanish politician
• Kamala Lopez, Venezuelan actress, director, and political activist
• Leopoldo López, Venezuelan politician
• Marco A. López Jr., American politician
• Margarita López, Puerto Rican politician
• Narciso López, Venezuelan military officer and politician
• Nativo Lopez, Mexican-American politician and activist
• Oswaldo López Arellano, President of Honduras from 1963 to 1971 and 1972–1975
• Patxi Lopez, Basque socialist politician
• Pero López de Ayala, Spanish statesman
• Ricardo López Murphy, Argentine economist and politician
• Adelardo López de Ayala, Spanish politician
• Iñigo López de Mendoza, soldier, politician and poet in Medieval Spain

Athletes

• Adrián López Álvarez (born 1988), Spanish footballer
• Al López (1908–2005), American baseball catcher and manager
• Albie Lopez, American baseball pitcher
• Alejandro Lopez, Mexican race walker
• Alejo López (born 1996), Mexican baseball player
• Alexander López (born 1992), Honduran footballer
• Aliuska López, Cuban-Spanish athlete
• Andy Lopez (born 1953), American college baseball coach
• Ángel López (disambiguation), several people
• Antonio López Guerrero, Spanish footballer
• Anselmo López, Spanish basketball manager
• Ariel López (footballer, born 1974), Argentine forward
• Ariel López (footballer, born 2000), Argentine forward
• Brook Lopez, American basketball player, twin of Robin Lopez
• Camille Lopez (born 1989), French (male) rugby player
• Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican footballer
• Celestino López, Venezuelan baseball player
• Claudio López, Argentine footballer
• Christian López, Guatemalan weightlifter
• Christian Lopez, French footballer
• Juan Manuel Bellón López (born 1950), Spanish chess grandmaster
• Colby Lopez (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Seth Rollins
• Daniel López (footballer, born 1969), Chilean footballer
• Danny Lopez (boxer), U.S. boxer
• David López-Zubero, Spanish Olympic swimmer
• Diego López Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
• Ebrahim Enguio Lopez, Indonesian-Filipino professional Basketball player
• Enrique López Pérez, Spanish tennis player
• Federico Lopez, Puerto Rican basketball player
• Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
• Felipe López (basketball)
• Felipe López (baseball player)
• Gustavo Adrián López, Argentine footballer
• Hannah Lopez (born 1992), American rugby sevens player
• Hector Lopez, Panamanian baseball player
• Israel López (footballer), Mexican footballer
• Jack López, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Jacob Lopez (born 1998), American baseball player
• Javier López (baseball) (born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Javy López, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Jean Lopez (born 1973), Taekwondo athlete and coach
• Jessica López, Venezuelan artistic gymnast
• Jorge López (baseball) (born 1993), Puerto Rican baseball player
• José Luis López Ramírez, Costa Rican football player
• José María López, Argentine racing driver
• Juan Antonio Lopez, Mexican boxer
• Lisandro López (footballer, born 1983), Argentine footballer
• Lisandro López (footballer, born 1989), Argentine footballer
• Lou Lopez Sénéchal (born 1998), Mexico-born French women's basketball player
• Lucía López, Spanish field hockey player
• Manuel López, Argentine boxer
• 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 (born 1957), American golfer
• Nicky Lopez (born 1995), American baseball player
• Nicolas Lopez (fencer), French sabre fencer
• Omar López (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball coach
• Otto Lopez (born 1998), Dominican-Canadian baseball player
• Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer
• Pablo López (baseball) (born 1996), Venezuelan baseball player
• Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
• Reynaldo López (born 1994), Dominican baseball 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
• Ron Lopez, American football player
• Roy Lopez (American football) (born 1997), American football player
• Sergio López Miró, Spanish swimmer
• Steven López, 2000 and 2004 USA Olympic Tae Kwon Do Gold Medalist
• Sue Lopez, English footballer, manager, coach and advocate of the women's game
• Teófimo López (born 1997), American world champion boxer
• Vidal López, Venezuelan baseball pitcher and manager
• Wilton López (born 1983), Nicaraguan baseball pitcher
• Yaqui López (born 1951), Mexican boxer and current member of the Boxing Hall of Fame.
• Yeimer López, Cuban middle-distance runner
• Yoan López (born 1993), Cuban baseball player

Film

• Adamari López, Puerto Rican actress
• Charo López, Argentine actress
• Charo López, Spanish actress
• Constance Marie Lopez, American actress
• George Lopez, Mexican-American comedian
• Gabriella Louise Ortega Lopez, Filipina actress, singer, model, vlogger, and recording artist
• Gerry Lopez, American surfer and occasional film actor
• Jade Lopez, Filipina actress
• Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, dancer and designer
• Liezel Lopez, Filipina actress, model and dancer
• Mara Lopez, Filipina actress
• Marga López, Argentine-Mexican actress
• Mario López, American actor
• Martina López, American photographer
• Leon Lopez, British actor
• Perry Lopez, American actor
• Polyana López, Argentine actress
• Priscilla Lopez, American singer, dancer, and actress
• Sergi López, Spanish actor
• Alencier Ley Lopez, Indian Keralite Actor
• Vernetta Lopez, Singaporean actress
• Manuel López Ochoa, Mexican actor and singer
• Carlos López Moctezuma, Mexican actor

Artists

• Alma Lopez, artist
• António López García, Spanish painter and sculptor
• Carlos Lopez-Barillas, Guatemalan photographer
• Carlos Lopez (artist), American painter
• Francisco Solano López (comics), Argentine comics artist
• Pola Lopez (born 1954), American artist
• Teresa López, Puerto Rican artist
• Yolanda López, American artist

Musicians and composers

• Anselmo López, Venezuelan bandolist
• Gabe Lopez, American singer-songwriter and producer
• Jesús López-Cobos, Spanish conductor
• Jimmy Lopez, Peruvian composer
• Lance Lopez (born 1977), American musician
• Martin Lopez, Swedish heavy metal drummer
• Oscar Lopez (guitarist), Chilean-Canadian folk guitarist
• Ricardo López Méndez, Mexican poet and song lyricist.
• Renato López, Mexican musician
• Ricky Lopez, Puerto Rican singer, ex-Menudo
• Robert Lopez, composer and lyricist of musicals
• Rosa López, Spanish singer and dancer of Operación Triunfo
• Laia Martínez i López, Spanish writer and musician
• Trini Lopez, American musician
• Vincent Lopez, American bandleader and pianist
• Lyn Lopez, Australia singer and singer-host Cong Thanh's wife

Other people

• Alberto López Arce, Cuban chess master
• Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal
• Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO, Mexican president
• Angelica Lopez (born 2000), FIlipino beauty queen
• Araceli Lopez-Martens (born 1971), French physicist
• Awilda Lopez, American criminal
• Barry Lopez, American writer
• Cachao López, Cuban mambo musician and composer
• Carlos Lopez, American Ballet Theatre soloist
• Donald S. Lopez, Sr., American Air Force fighter and test pilot
• Donald S. Lopez, Jr., American scholar of Buddhism
• Eleazar López Contreras, Venezuelan president
• Eugenio Lopez Sr. (1901–1975), Filipino politician and founder of ABS-CBN Corporation
• Eugenio Lopez Jr. (1928–1999), Filipino businessman and former CEO and president of ABS-CBN Corporation
• Eugenio Lopez III (born 1952), Filipino businessman and former CEO and chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation
• Felipe López (archer)
• Fernão Lopez, first permanent resident of the island of Saint Helena
• Francisco Solano López, Paraguayan president
• García López de Cárdenas, Spanish conquistador
• George A. Lopez, American academic
• Gerardo I. Lopez, CEO and President, AMC Theatres
• Gina Lopez (1953–2019), Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist
• Graciano Lopez Jaena, Filipino hero
• Hernán López-Schier, biomedical scientist
• Iñigo López de Recalde, birth name of Ignatius of Loyola, Catholic saint and founder of the Jesuits
• Jennifer Lopez (meteorologist), meteorologist for KXAS-TV
• Jose M. Lopez, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Joseph A. Lopez, Spanish Mexican Jesuit
• Juan López de Hoyos, Spanish humanist and educator who was the teacher of Miguel de Cervantes
• Juana López (nurse), Chilean army nurse
• Kathryn Jean Lopez, American conservative columnist
• Lourdes Lopez, New York City Ballet principal dancer
• Lynda Lopez, American news anchor
• Mario Lopez Estrada, Guatemalan billionaire businessman
• Martín López-Vega, Spanish Asturian language writer
• Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish explorer
• Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez
• Nicolás Lindley López, Peruvian military commander
• Noelia López, Spanish model
• Pedro López (serial killer), Colombian serial killer and rapist
• Pura López Colomé (born 1952), Mexican poet, translator
• R. Edward Lopez, American newsman and morning radio personality
• Ramón López (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ricardo López (stalker), Uruguayan-American man who attempted to murder the Icelandic singer Björk before shooting and killing himself on camera in 1996.
• 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

References

1. "López Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk.
2. Pedro Morote Pérez (1741). Antiguedad, y blasones de la ciudad de Lorca, y Historia de Santa Maria la Real de las Huertas ... por Francisco Joseph Lopez Mesnier, en la calle de Zambrana. pp. 214–.
3. Lopez surname distribution