Cortes (surname)

Cortés (Castilian, Galician, Valencian), Cortês (Portuguese), Cortès (Catalan) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. The surname derived from the Old French corteis or curteis, meaning 'courteous' or 'polite',[1] and is related to the English Curtis.

The surname has become more frequent among Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population.[2]

Notable people surnamed either Cortes or Cortés include:

  1. ^ Powell, Kimberly. "What Does the Name Cortez Mean?" About.com. Web. http://genealogy.about.com Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Diccionario de apellidos españoles, Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes, Antonio García, Editorial Espasa, Madrid 2001. ISBN 84-239-2289-8. Section III.3.8 page XXXIX.