Cortes (surname)

Cortés (Castilian, Galician, Valencian), Cortês (Portuguese), Cortès (Catalan) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. The surname derived from the Old French corteis or curteis, meaning 'courteous' or 'polite', and is related to the English Curtis.

The surname has become more frequent among Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population.

Notable people surnamed either Cortes or Cortés include:

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