Suárez is a common Spanish surname, widely spread throughout Latin America as a consequence of colonization. In origin it is a patronymic meaning "son of Suero" or "son of Soeiro". It is derived from the Latin name Suerius, meaning "swineherd". The surname originates to the province of Asturias in northwest Spain. This surname is most commonly found in Mexico, Spain, Cuba, and Argentina.
People
Arts and sciences
Alex Suarez (musician) (contemporary), American bassist
Almudena Suarez, Spanish engineer
Andrea Suárez (singer) (born 1979), Thai singer
Aurelio Suárez (1910–2003), Spanish surrealist painter
Blanca Suárez (born 1988), Spanish actress
Bobby A. Suarez (1942–2010), Filipino film director
Cecilia Suárez (born 1971), Mexican actress
Claudia Suárez (born 1987), Venezuelan supermodel
Claudio Suárez (born 1968), Mexican soccer player
Cristóbal Suárez de Figueroa (1571–1644), Spanish writer and jurist
Daniel Suarez (author) (born 1964), American author of Daemon
Diego Suarez (garden designer) (1888–1974), American garden designer, of the gardens at Villa Vizcaya Eduardo Aldasoro Suarez (1894–1968), Mexican aviation pioneer Emma Suárez (born 1964), Spanish actress Francisco Suárez (1548–1617), Spanish philosopher and theologian Gastón Suárez (1929–1984), Bolivian writer Gonzalo Suarez (born 1934), Spanish writer and director Gonzo Suárez (born 1963), Spanish video game director Héctor Suárez (1938–2020), Mexican actor and comedian Héctor Suárez Gomís (born 1968), Mexican actor and singer Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, born Gomez Suarez de Figueroa (1539–1616), Peruvian historian and writer Javier Suárez (economist) (born 1966), Spanish economist Jeremy Suarez (born 1990), American actor José Suárez (actor) (1919–1981), Spanish actor José Suárez Carreño (1915–2002), Spanish writer José Ramiro Suárez Soruco (born 1939), Bolivian paleontologist José de Cañizares y Suárez (1676–1750), Spanish playwright Karla Suárez (born 1969), Cuban writer Luis Suárez Fernández (born 1924), Spanish historian Maiquel Alejo (born Maiquel Suarez), American television game show hostess María Aurelia Paula Martínez Suárez, aka Silvia Legrand, (1927–2020), Argentine actress María Eugenia Suárez (born 1992), Argentine actress and model Mariano Mociño Suárez de Figueroa (1757–1820), naturalist from New Spain Mario Suárez (writer) (1925–1998), American writer Mario Suárez (singer) (1926–2018), Venezuelan singer Miguel Ángel Suárez (1939–2009), Puerto Rican film actor Ofelia Suárez Fox (1923–2006), Cuban poet, lecturer, and radio personality Pedro Suárez-Vértiz (born 1968), Peruvian singer-songwriter Rafael Vargas-Suarez (born 1972), American artist Ray Suarez (born 1957), American journalist, senior correspondent of the PBS program The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Rosendo Ruiz Suárez (1885–1983), Cuban musician Santiago Rafael Armada Suárez (1937–1995), Cuban artist Sergio Lais-Suárez (born 1957), Argentine surgeon and oncologist Silvana Suárez (1958–2022), Argentine model Virgil Suárez (born 1962), American poet, novelist, professor
Business
Julio Suárez, Guatemalan banker
María de los Dolores Olmedo y Patiño Suarez (1908–2002), Mexican businesswoman, friend of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Nicolás Suárez Callaú (1851–1940), Bolivian rubber baron Roberto Suárez (c. 1928–2010), president of The Miami Herald Patrick de Suarez d'Aulan (born 1971), French wine producer
Criminals
Georges Suarez (1890–1944), French journalist executed for collaborating with the Nazi occupation Guillermo Suárez Mason (1924–2005), Argentine military official convicted of crimes in the Dirty war Juan Fernando Hermosa Suárez (1976–1996), Ecuadorian teenage serial killer Roberto Suárez Gómez (1932–2000), Bolivian drug trafficker