A Spanish surname, the Vazquez family name means son of Vasco. In Spanish the name Vasco refers to the Basque region. The first Vazquez families were in the Castile region of Spain.

Spelling forms for Vazquez are Vasquez, Velez, Velasquez and Vasques.

Vazquez families live in Spain and numerous Latin American countries, such as Uruguay, Venezuela and Mexico.

The Vazquez families in the United States are primarily in the southern Great Plains states and the lower southwest states, but all in low populations.


Famous: Israel Vazquez (boxer for Mexico), Mario Vazquez (singer), Ramon Vazquez (professional baseball player), Pedro R. Vazquez (architect of Mexico), Tabare Vazquez (president of Uruguay) and Javier Vazquez (professional baseball player from Puerto Rico).