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Ortiz Surname Origin
(Spanish) patronymic from the Basque personal name Orti - son of Orti
Source: American Surnames. ; Smith, Elsdon C; Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
Ortiz Surname Meaning and Family Facts
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'People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.' --Edmund Burk