A Spanish and Portuguese surname which means of Lope. Lupus is a Spanish name and Lope is a form of Lupus. The Latin meaning is wolf. In Portugal the surname is spelled Lopes. The Italian spelling would be Lupo.

Several spelling variations of Lopez include Lopaz, Lopes and Lopas.

The surname of Lopez is very common in Argentina and Mexico. It is also found in Spain, Portugal and the United States mostly in the states of Florida, Arizona, Texas, California and New Mexico.

Famous: Francisco Lopez (Paraguay president), Mario Lopez (actor), George Lopez (comic and actor), Jennifer Lopez (singer and actress), Hermógenes Lopez (president), Albie Lopez (professional baseball player), Juan A. Lopez (Mexican boxer), Andres Lopez (Italian cellist), Jimmy Lopez (Peruvian composer), Trini Lopez (musician) and Luis A. Lopez (poet).