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The [[Spanish language|Spanish]] surname '''Ruiz''' is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo, meaning "son of Roderick".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruiz Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=ruiz |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |access-date=2 June 2020}} Citing:
* {{Cite encyclopedia |title=Ruiz |encyclopedia=Dictionary of American Family Names |volume=3: ''O–Z'' |year=2003 |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195165593 |oclc=51655476}} Year is {{sic}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Ruiz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA237 |encyclopedia=Dictionary of American Family Names |year=2003 |editor-last=Hanks |editor-first=Patrick |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199771691 |oclc=51655476 |page=237}}</ref><!-- See also Wiktionary "-ez", section "Spanish". --> Roderick's roots can be traced back to the [[Visigoths]], the Germanic tribe which ruled in the [[Iberian Peninsula]] between the 5th and 8th centuries;{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} it originates from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] personal name "[[Hrodric]]" which is composed of the elements "Hrōd", meaning "renown", and "rīc", meaning "power(ful)", thus "famous ruler".<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Rodrigo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA237 |encyclopedia=Dictionary of American Family Names |year=2003 |editor-last=Hanks |editor-first=Patrick |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199771691 |oclc=51655476 |page=210}}</ref>
== People ==
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* [[Adolfo Ruiz Cortines]] (1890–1973), President of Mexico 1952–1958
* [[Alejandro R. Ruiz]] (1923–2009), U.S. Army recipient of Medal of Honor in World War II
* [[Alexandre Ruiz]] (born 1987), French rugby union referee
* Andrés Ponce [[Andy Ruiz Jr.|'Andy' Ruiz Jr.]] (born 1989), American professional boxer of Mexican descent
* [[Antoñito Ruiz]] (born 1951), Spanish child actor and stuntman
* [[Ashley Ruiz]] (born 1976), American singer, prior member of the group Menudo
* [[Bartolomé Ruiz]] (1482–1532), Spanish conquistador
* [[Blas Ruiz]], Spanish explorer
* [[Brunilda Ruiz]] (1936–2019), American ballet dancer
* [[Bryan Ruiz]] (born 1985), Costa Rican football player
* [[Carlos Ruiz (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Cesar Ruiz (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Chela Ruiz]] (1921–1999), Argentine actress
* Chris Ruiz, German electronic DJ and producer, member of band [[And One]]
* David Resendez Ruíz (unk) Mexican-American prison activist known for [[Ruiz v. Estelle]]
* [[Edgar Humberto Ruiz]] (born 1971), Colombian road cyclist
* [[Enrique Ruiz]] (born 1967), Spanish basketball player
* [[Enzo Ruiz (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Estanislau Ruiz Ponsetti]] (1889–1967), Spanish engineer and socialist politician
* [[Estela Ruiz]] (born 1936), Mexican-American Marian visionary
* [[Esteury Ruiz]] (born 1999), Dominican baseball player
* [[Félix Ruiz]] (1940–1993), Spanish footballer
* [[Frankie Ruiz]] (1958–1998), Puerto Rican salsa singer
* [[Gabriel Ruiz (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Gabrielle Ruiz]] (born 1983), American actress
* [[Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo]], Spanish aristocrat
* [[Héctor Ruiz]] (born 1945), Mexican-American businessman, CEO of AMD
* [[Hipólito Ruiz López]] (1754–1816), Spanish botanist whose standard author abbreviations is '''Ruiz'''
* [[Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo]] (born 1954), Spanish politician
* [[Israel Ruiz Jr.]] (born 1943), New York politician
* [[Iván Ruiz]] (born 1977), Cuban volleyball player
* [[John Ruiz]] a.k.a. "The Quiet Man" (born 1972), Puerto Rican boxing champion
* [[José Francisco Ruiz]] (1795–1840), Texas revolutionary and politician
* [[José Martínez Ruiz]], pseudonym Azorin (1873–1967), Spanish poet and writer
* [[José Javier Pomés Ruiz]] (born 1952), Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament
* [[José Ruiz (baseball)]] (born 1994), Venezuelan baseball player
* [[Juan Ruiz]] (1283–1350), Spanish priest and poet
* [[Juan Ruiz de Alarcón]] (1581–1639), dramatist from New Spain
* [[Katie Ruiz]] (born 1984), American artist
* [[Keibert Ruiz]] (born 1998), Venezuelan baseball player
* [[Lorenzo Ruiz]] (c. 1600–1637), Filipino saint
* [[Marcel Ruiz]] (born 2000), Mexican professional footballer
* [[Marcel Ruiz (actor)]] (born 2003), American actor
* [[Mari-Jo P. Ruiz]], Filipina mathematician
* [[Maria Luisa Alanis Ruiz]] (born 1948), American academic and activist
* [[Martha Cecilia Ruiz]] (born 1972), Nicaraguan poet, writer, journalist and activist
* [[Matías Alonso Ruiz]] (born 1952), Spanish politician
* [[Don Miguel Ruiz]] (born 1952), Mexican author, shaman, and teacher of the Toltec tradition
* [[Norge Ruiz]] (born 1994), Cuban baseball player
* [[Óscar Ruiz (referee)]] (born 1969), Colombian football referee
* [[Pablo Ruiz y Picasso]] (1881–1973), Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright
* [[Raúl Ruiz (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Renata Ruiz]] (born 1984), Chilean model, 2005 Miss Universe contestant
* [[Renato Ruiz]] (born 1977), Mexican professional wrestler
* [[Richard Ruiz (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Rio Ruiz]] (born 1994), American professional baseball player
* [[Rodrigo Ruiz]] (born 1972), Chilean football player
* [[Rosie Ruiz]] (1953–2019), woman who finished first in the 1980 Boston Marathon but was later found to have cheated by jumping in during the middle of the race
* [[Samuel Ruiz]] (1924–2011), Mexican bishop from the state of Chiapas
* [[Tracie Ruiz]] (born 1963), American synchronized swimmer
*[[Vincenzo Arangio-Ruiz]] (1884–1964), Italian politician
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== Places ==
* [[Nevado del Ruiz]], volcano in Colombia
* [[Ruiz, Nayarit]], in Mexico
== References ==
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