A Spanish and Basque surname the Ortiz family name means the son of Orton or Orta or Orti. The original Latin form was ‘fortunius‘.

Other spellings for Ortiz include Ortis, Ortize, Ortez, Ortes and Ortaz.

The Italian form is spelled Ortis.
In England only the London region and the county of Lancashire have any major numbers of Ortiz families.

Numerous Hispanic countries like Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Argentina have the Ortiz surname.

Within the United States, the Ortiz families are centered in Texas. Lesser numbers are also founded over most of the Great Plains and western states.

Famous: Victor Ortiz (professional boxer), Russ Ortiz (professional baseball player), Claudette Ortiz (singer), Darwin Ortiz (magician and author), Elin Ortiz (producer, actor and comedian in Puerto Rico), Juan L. Ortiz (poet from Argentina), Russell Ortiz (professional baseball player) and Xavier Ortiz (actor and singer from Mexico).