Ruiz

The Spanish and Portuguese surname Ruiz is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo, meaning "son of Roderick".^[1][2] 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]} it originates from the Germanic personal name "Hrodric" which is composed of the elements "Hrōd", meaning "renown", and "rīc", meaning "power(ful)", thus "famous ruler".^[3]

People

• 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. (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
• Bernardo Ruiz (1925–2025), Spanish road bicycle racer
• Bernardo Ruiz (filmmaker), Mexican–American documentary filmmaker
• 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
• Emilio Ruiz Muñoz (1874-1936), Spanish priest and press pundit
• 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
• Jesús Zueco Ruiz (1946–2025), Spanish politician
• 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 (footballer) (born 2000), Mexican professional footballer
• Marcel Ruiz (actor) (born 2003), American actor
• Mari-Jo P. Ruiz, Filipina mathematician
• María Lourdes Ruiz (1965–2025), Nicaraguan discus thrower and shot putter
• 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, Mexican football player
• 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

Places

• Nevado del Ruiz, volcano in Colombia
• Ruiz, Nayarit, in Mexico