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Pérez / Perez
PronunciationSpanish: [ˈpeɾeθ] / [ˈpeɾes]
Language(s)Spanish / Hebrew
Origin
MeaningSon of Pero/Pedro (Peter) /
To breach or To burst forth
Region of originSpain / Israel
Other names
Related namesFares, Farez, Fretz, Peres, Peris, Peretz, Pesidas, Pharez, Pretz, Pritz

Perez, as most commonly written in English, is a surname with at least two distinct origins, one of which is Spanish and the other Hebrew.

The surname with Spanish origins, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pero/Pedro (Peter)." The surname has a Portuguese counterpart with the same meaning and etymology, Peres, which in Portuguse is written with a final "s" instead of "z", and without the accent.

The surname with a Hebrew origin is transliterated into English as either Perez or Peretz, and is derived from the Hebrew given name פרץ (cf. Genesis 38:29), after the biblical character Perez (son of Judah), which in Hebrew means "to breach" or "to burst forth." That biblical character's Hebrew name, however, is transliterated as Farés in the Spanish Christian Bible.

Neither the Spanish surname nor the Hebrew surname correspond to one single lineage each. Instead, both correspond to many unrelated lineages.

Additionally, while the Spanish and Hebrew etymological origins of each are distinct, there are nevertheless those who carry the surname because, in their particular case, the origin of their surname is Spanish Jewish (i.e. Sephardic), and they, as Spanish Jews (or descendants of Spanish Jews) adopted the surname precisely because of its ambiguity.

Pérez as a surname among Spanish Jews (or their descendants) could be considered a typically Christian surname by their non-Jewish Spanish/Hispanic neighbors, yet still a surname in homage of their Jewish roots among Jews. This was helpful during the times of the Spanish Inquisition and its persecution of the Jews (and their baptized New Christian descendants) in Spain and its colonies in Hispanic America.

Among Spaniards/Hispanics, the surname by itself does not necessarily indicate a Jewish heritage. Likewise, among Jews, the surname does not by itself necessarily indicate a Sephardic heritage.

The name rarely occurs as a first name.

Pronunciation

In Castilian Spanish, the name is pronounced [ˈpeɾeθ] and in Latin America, [ˈpeɾes]. The accent or stress is placed on the second-to-last syllable as with all Spanish patronymic surnames.

In Modern Hebrew: [ˈpeʁets].

List of persons with the surname

Fictional characters with the surname

See also

References

  1. ^ Peter Siljedahl (2012). "Sune och tjejhatarligan". Boktips. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ Peter Siljedahl (1985). "Sune börjar tvåan". Boktips. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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