Baez

Báez is a Spanish family name. Outside of the Spanish -speaking world occurs sporadically on the anglicized form Baez.

Origin and Meaning

For the etymology of the name Báez exist different information. So the name is to be derived, for example, from a medieval given name of Greek origin, on the other hand, it is specified as the Spanish- Basque surname meaning " son of the Basque Country ."

Bearers of the name

• Albert Baez ( Albert Vinicio Baez; 1912-2007 ), American physicist with Mexican roots
• Armando Baez Pinal ( born 1961 ), Mexican politician
• Buenaventura Báez (1812-1884), five-time president of the Dominican Republic
• Carlos Báez ( born 1948 ), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
• Fernando Báez ( born 1941 ), Puerto Rican weightlifter
• Giovanny Báez ( born 1981 ), Colombian cyclist
• Joan Baez ( Joan Chandos Báez; b. 1941 ), American folk singer with Mexican roots
• John Baez ( born 1961 ), American mathematical physicist
• Juan Ramon Báez ( born 1935 ), Puerto Rican basketball player
• Lázaro Báez ( born 1956 ), Argentine Contractors
• Lourdes Baez (born 1969 ), Puerto Rican softball player
• María Báez (* 1991), Paraguayan swimmer
• Nazyl Finol Báez ( born 1932 ), Venezuelan composer, conductor and music teacher
• Ramón Báez (1858-1929), Dominican politician and provisional president of the Dominican Republic
• Silvio José Báez Ortega (born 1958 ), Nicaraguan religious cleric, Auxiliary Bishop of Managua
• Víctor Báez Ceja ( born 1959 ), Mexican politician
• Victoria Baez ( * 19 **), Argentine biathlete
• Xavier Báez (* 1987), Mexican football player