Rios, RÃÂos or Riós are Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surnames. The name has numerous origins. In Germany, Italy, France, UK, and the Americas the RÃÂos surname can also be found in the surname history books. The name was derived from the Spanish word "Rio," which means "river" (pronounced: Ree-Oess). The surname RÃÂos is a rich sign of ancestry which includes royals and nobles. Historians believe the RÃÂos family derived from the Royal House of Asturias and King Liuvigilds Dynasty. The original bearer of the name RÃÂos, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the region of Northwestern Spain which is today's Galicia and Asturias. In the Middle Ages, names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The RÃÂos Family originally lived near a river. As early as the 10th Century, the RÃÂos family has been involved in politics, business, military, Christianity, athletics, music, education, science, law, medicine, arts, architecture, literature, technology, inventions, mathematics, engineering and economic investments. Some of the RÃÂos spelling variants are: RÃÂós, Riós, Rios, de RÃÂos, de los RÃÂos, de RÃÂós, de los RÃÂós, de Rios, da Rios, do Rios, de los Rios, los RÃÂos, Rixos, Riosa, Ria, Rias, Riasco, Rial, Riera, Riol, Riola, Riolo, Ripol, Riopel, Rion, Riau, Riojas, Rijo, Rao, Raos, Rea, Reao, Reo, Reiu, Reis, Reus, Reux, dâÂÂReux, Rieu, Rieux, Riou, Rois, Ros, Ro, RÃÂo, Rio, del RÃÂó, del RÃÂo, del Rio, los del Rio, Riu, Rius, Riss, Rus, Ruos, Rivo, Rivus, Rivard, Rivian, Riviere, Rive, Riva, Rives, Rivers, Rivero, Riox, Roux, Rioux, Rious, Roiz, Rioz.
People with the name
- Anhelo Hernández RÃÂos (1922âÂÂ2010), Uruguayan plastic artist and teacher.
- Antonio RÃÂos (born 1954), also known as the Master, he is a singer and an Argentine folklore musician
- ÃÂngel Luis RÃÂos Matos (born 1956), is a bishop of the Diocese of Mayagüez in Puerto Rico since 2020
- Ashley Melendez RÃÂos (born 1998) Crowned Miss Global Queen 2024.
- Alfonso Bernardo de los RÃÂos y Guzmán (1626âÂÂ1692), Roman Catholic prelate and Archbishop of Granada
- (1868âÂÂ1928), Spanish architect, urban planner and historian
- Abelardo RÃÂos (born 1952), Colombian cyclist
- Adolfo RÃÂos (born 1966), Mexico National Team goalkeeper
- Alberto RÃÂos (born 1952), American academic, author and poet
- Alex RÃÂos (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Alexei Rios (born 1987), Belarusian footballer
- Ana MarÃÂa Sánchez de RÃÂos (born 1959), Peruvian diplomat
- Anabel RodrÃÂguez RÃÂos (born 1977), Venezuelan film director and screenwriter
- Andrés Castro RÃÂos (1942âÂÂ2006), Puerto Rican poet
- Andrés RÃÂos (born 1989), Argentine footballer
- ÃÂngel Fernández de los RÃÂos (1821âÂÂ1880), Spanish politician, writer, educator, and historian
- (1865âÂÂ1917), road, canal and port engineer
- Antonella RÃÂos (born 1974), Chilean television and film actress
- António RÃÂos de Amorim (born 1967), RÃÂos is Corticeira Amorim Chairman and CEO, which is the world leader of the cork industry
- Antonio de los RÃÂos y Rosas (1812âÂÂ1873), Spanish politician
- (1887âÂÂ1980), Spanish teacher, writer and politician
- Antonio RÃÂos (born 1988), Mexican footballer
- Ariel Rios (1954âÂÂ1982), ATF agent
- Armando RÃÂos (born 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Armando RÃÂos Piter (born 1973), Mexican politician who currently serves as a senator. and ran for president in 2018
- Britt Rios-Ellis (born 1962), American academic administrator
- Bernardo RÃÂos (born 1959) Colombian artist
- Bernardo Giner de los RÃÂos (1888âÂÂ1970), Spanish architect, politician, and writer of architectural books
- Birmania RÃÂos, American television journalist
- Blanca de los RÃÂos (1862âÂÂ1956), Spanish writer and painter
- Bobby RÃÂos (born 1957), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Brandon RÃÂos (born 1986), American boxer
- Catalina Paz Cáceres RÃÂos (born 1990) Crowned Nuestra Belleza Chile and Miss Universo Chile in 2016
- Carlos José Gutiérrez de los RÃÂos (1742âÂÂ1795), Spanish aristocrat, 6th Count of Fernán Núñez
- Carlos Gutiérrez de los RÃÂos (1779âÂÂ1822), Spanish noble and diplomat
- Carlos Jose Pareja Rios (born 1950), Peruvian diplomat
- Carlos Torres RÃÂos (1898âÂÂ1956), Argentine cinematographer, film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer
- Carmelo RÃÂos (disambiguation), multiple people
- Catalina de los RÃÂos y Lisperguer (1604âÂÂ1665), aristocratic 17th-century Chilean landowner, nicknamed La Quintrala
- Christopher Rios (1971âÂÂ2000), American rapper
- Cristina Mariel RÃÂos (born 2002) Crowned Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2021.
- Claudia RÃÂos (born 1992), is a Mexican female volleyball player
- Carmelo RÃÂos (athlete) (1959âÂÂ2022), Puerto Rican long-distance runner
- Carmelo RÃÂos Santiago (born 1973), Puerto Rican politician
- Conchi RÃÂos (born 1991), Spanish bullfighter
- Conrado RÃÂos Gallardo (1896âÂÂ1983), Chilean diplomat and journalist
- Danny Rios (born 1972), American baseball player
- Darren RÃÂos (born 1995), Puerto Rican footballer
- Darwin RÃÂos (born 1991), Bolivian footballer
- Diego Javier Llorente RÃÂos (born 1993), Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Leeds United and the Spain national team
- David RÃÂos Insua (born 1964), Spanish mathematician
- Diego de los RÃÂos (1850âÂÂ1911), Royal Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines
- (born 1945), Mexican lawyer, jurist, and politician.
- Domingo Terán de los RÃÂos (born XVII century-1701), served as the first governor of Texas from 1691 to 1692
- Narciso Heredia y Begines de los RÃÂos (1775âÂÂ1847), Spanish noble, politician, and diplomat
- Elena Rios (born 1955), American physician and public health advocate
- (1942âÂÂ2007), Paraguayan actress and teacher
- Eddie Rios Mellado (1930âÂÂ2009), inventor of basketball's three-point-line
- Edwin Rios (born 1994), Puerto Rican baseball player
- EfraÃÂn RÃÂos Montt (1926âÂÂ2018), 26th President of Guatemala
- Elvira RÃÂos (1913âÂÂ1987), Mexican singer and actress
- Emily Rios (born 1989), American actress and model
- Emilia RÃÂos (born 1988), Chilean politician who currently serves as mayor of ÃÂuñoa
- Emilio BotÃÂn-Sanz de Sautuola y GarcÃÂa de los RÃÂos (1934-2014), marquess of O'Shea, Spanish billionaire banker and richest man in Spain in 1998
- Emma RÃÂos (born 1976) Spanish comics artist and illustrator
- Enrique Cornelio Osornio MartÃÂnez de los RÃÂos (1868âÂÂ1945), Mexican politician and military surgeon
- Ernesto RÃÂos (born 1975), Mexican new media artist and academic
- Eulalio RÃÂos Alemán (1935âÂÂ1980), Mexican swimmer
- Eugenio Montero RÃÂos (1832âÂÂ1914) Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Senate of Spain
- Eusebio RÃÂos (1935âÂÂ2008), Spanish footballer and manager
- Evette Rios, American lifestyle expert, writer and television host
- Fabiana RÃÂos (born 1964), Argentine politician
- Fernando de los RÃÂos (1879âÂÂ1949), Spanish Minister of Justice, Minister of State, and politician
- Felipe RÃÂos (born 1992), Chilean tennis player
- Filiberto Ojeda RÃÂos (1933âÂÂ2005), Puerto Rican separatist
- Fabian Rios (actor) (born 1980), Colombian actor and model
- Fabián RÃÂos (politician) (born 1964), Argentine politician
- Fernando de los RÃÂos Urutti (1879âÂÂ1949), Spanish professor and politician
- Francisco Gutiérrez de los RÃÂos (1644-1721), Spanish nobleman, diplomat, and writer
- Francisco RÃÂos, Mexican baseball pitcher
- Francisco Giner de los Rios (1839âÂÂ1915), Spanish philosopher and educator
- (1689-1775), Belgium-born German count and field marshal
- GarcÃÂa de Medrano y ÃÂlvarez de los RÃÂos (1604âÂÂ1683), Spanish nobleman, statesman and jurist
- Gabriel RÃÂos (born 1978), Belgian singer
- Genoveva RÃÂos (1865âÂÂ?), Bolivian hero
- Gloria RÃÂos (1928âÂÂ2002), American singer
- Gonzálo RÃÂos (born 1992), Argentine footballer
- Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los RÃÂos (1895âÂÂ1985), Cuban politician and diplomat
- Guido Manini RÃÂos (born 1958), Uruguayan politician and retired military general
- Guillermo RÃÂos Alcalá, Mexican restoration expert and educator
- Héctor RÃÂos Ereñú (1930âÂÂ2017), Argentine military officer and Chief of Defense Staff
- Hernando de los RÃÂos Coronel (1559âÂÂ1621?), mathematician, cosmographer, cartographer, navigator, naval pilot, administrator, soldier, priest, advocate (Procurator General) at the Spanish court of the inhabitants of The Philippines
- José Ignacio Gregorio Comonfort de los RÃÂos (1812âÂÂ1863), 25th President of Mexico
- Jaime BotÃÂn-Sanz de Sautuola y GarcÃÂa de los RÃÂos (1936-2024), Spanish billionaire heir, banker and art collector
- Jacobo Rios Rodriguez, international law scholar
- Jaime Rios (boxer), Panamanian boxer
- Jaime Rios (judge), American judge
- Jaime RÃÂos (rower), Spanish rower
- Jansen Rios (born 1991), Filipino basketball player
- Jesús Rios (born 1964), Mexican cyclist
- José Rios (born 1974), Spanish runner
- José Amador de los RÃÂos (1818âÂÂ1878), Spanish intellectual, historian and archaeologist
- Josef de Mendoza y RÃÂos (1761âÂÂ1816), Spanish astronomer and mathematician
- José MarÃÂa Castellano RÃÂos (born 1947) is the former CEO and Deputy Chairman of the Inditex Group, which includes stores such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Bershka.
- Juan Cancel RÃÂos (1925âÂÂ1992), Puerto Rican politician and senator
- Juan RÃÂos (baseball) (1942âÂÂ1995), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Juan RÃÂos (actor) (born 1972), Mexican television actor
- Juan RÃÂos Montenegro (Cuban aviator) (1911-1975), Vuelo de Solidaridad Americana Pro-Faro Colon, 54 Teniente Menendez(( (1940-1941), RCAF Ferry Command, No. 45 Atlantic Transport (1941-1943).
- Julián RÃÂos (born 1941), Spanish writer
- Julio RÃÂos Gallego (born 1973), Colombian engineer, lecturer, mentor, professor of Mathematics and Physics
- Julio GarcÃÂa Fernández de los RÃÂos (1894âÂÂ1969), Spanish horse rider
- Kevin RÃÂos (born 1993), Colombian cyclist
- Lalo Rios (1927âÂÂ1973), Mexican-born American actor
- Laurie RÃÂos (born 1933) Mayor of Santa Fe Springs,Ca. Oldest mayor in history.
- Leonel Rios (born 1983), Argentine footballer
- Leopoldo Torres RÃÂos (1899âÂÂ1960), Argentine film director and screenwriter
- Lucas Rios Marques (born 1988), or simply Lucas, Brazilian footballer
- (1535âÂÂ1593) conqueror of the Americas
- Juan Antonio RÃÂos (1888âÂÂ1946), Chilean lawyer, political figure and 24th President of Chile
- Luigi Sante Da Rios (1881âÂÂ1965), Italian mathematician and physicist
- Luigi da Rios (1843âÂÂ1892), Italian painter
- (1776âÂÂ1853), Spanish painter
- Luz Rios, Mexican-born American pop singer and songwriter
- Margarita L. Rios (born 1970), Mayor of Norwalk,Ca
- Martin Rios (curler) (born 1981), Swiss curler
- Master of Calamarca, real name José López de los RÃÂos; 18th century), artist
- Manu RÃÂos (born 1998), known professionally as Manu RÃÂos, Spanish actor, model and singer
- (1761âÂÂ1821) Marquise of Fuerte-HÃÂjar, poet, and playwright
- Manuel de Godoy y ÃÂlvarez de Faria RÃÂos (1767-1851) Prince of Spain, 1st Duke of Alcudia, 1st Duke of Sueca, 1st Secretary of State, 1st Baron of Mascalbo
- MarÃÂa Francisca de Silva y Gutiérrez de los RÃÂos, 11th Duchess of the Infantado (1707âÂÂ1770), Spanish noblewoman
- Marcelo RÃÂos (born 1975), Chilean tennis player
- (born 1973), lawyer, poet, and jurist
- MarÃÂa Fernanda RÃÂos (born 1982), Ecuadorian entertainer
- Mariana Rios (born 1985), Brazilian actress and singer
- Mariá ÃÂlvarez Rios (1919âÂÂ2010), Cuban composer, pianist and educator
- MarÃÂa Eugenia RÃÂos (born 1935), Mexican actress from the Mexican Golden Age Era of Cinema
- (Doña MarÃÂa de la Soledad de los RÃÂos) (1764-1807), Rich noble and Marquise of Santiago
- Marcos Rios (born 1999), Argentinian kickboxer
- Mark Rios (born 1987) Spanish artist and fashion designer
- Mark RÃÂos (born 1956), (RIOS) is a Los Angeles-based design architecture collective with offices in London, Singapore, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Boulder, and Austin.
- Marlene Dobkin de Rios (1939âÂÂ2012), American cultural anthropologist, medical anthropologist, and psychotherapist
- Marleyda Soto RÃÂos (born 1977), Colombian actress
- , Spanish noble title given to Francisco Esteban RodrÃÂguez de los RÃÂos
- Michael RÃÂos (born 1985), Chilean footballer
- Miguel RÃÂos (born 1944), Spanish singer
- Nora Rios (born 1999), Swedish actress
- Osvaldo RÃÂos (born 1960), Puerto Rican actor and model
- Patrick RÃÂos (born 1950), Mayor of Rockport, Texas
- Pedro RÃÂos (born 1981), Spanish former professional footballer
- Drummer boy of Tacuarà(Pedro RÃÂos) (1798âÂÂ1811), boy soldier who was killed in action while encouraging the troops at the battle of Tacuari
- Pedro de los RÃÂos y Gutiérrez de Aguayo (died 1547), Royal Spanish governor of Castilla del Oro
- Pedro de los RÃÂos (died 1563âÂÂ1565), Domician missionary in Mexico in the mid-16th century
- (1879âÂÂ1958), Uruguayan politician, lawyer, and journalist
- Petrolino RÃÂos (1806-1895) Land owner and early settler of California.
- Pedro Antonio RÃÂos Reyna (1905âÂÂ1971), Venezuelan classical musician
- La Pola (Policarpa Salavarrieta RÃÂos) (1795-1817), She is a heroine of the independence of Colombia
- (born 1970), Mexican politician
- Rafael RÃÂos Rey (1911âÂÂ1980), Puerto Rican muralist
- Raúl RÃÂos (born 1993), Puerto Rican sailor
- Rebecca Rios (born 1967), American politician
- René RÃÂos Boettiger (1911âÂÂ2000), also known as Pepo, Chilean cartoonist, creator of the character Condorito
- Ricardo de los RÃÂos (1846âÂÂ1929), Spanish painter, engraver, etcher and illustrator
- Ricardo Castro Rios (1920âÂÂ2001), Spanish-Argentine film actor
- Richard RÃÂos (born 2000), Colombian footballer
- Rodrigo RÃÂos Lozano (born 1990) commonly known as Rodri, Spanish footballer
- Roberto ÃÂlvarez RÃÂos (1932âÂÂ2015), Cuban artist
- Roberto RÃÂos (born 1971), Spanish footballer
- RocÃÂo RÃÂos (born 1969), Spanish long-distance runner
- Rodrigo RÃÂos (born 1977), Chilean footballer
- (1849âÂÂ1917), He was a lawyer, archaeologist and historian
- Rosa MarÃÂa Ortiz RÃÂos (1955âÂÂ2020), Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Energy and Mines
- Rosa Rios (born 1965), 43rd Treasurer of the United States. American academic, and businesswoman
- Rossana de los RÃÂos (born 1975), Paraguayan tennis player
- Ronny Rios (born 1990), Mexican-American boxer
- (1846âÂÂ1920), He was a painter, inventor and telegraph operator
- Sixto Pondal RÃÂos (1907âÂÂ1968), Argentine screenwriter, poet, and dramatist
- Sixto RÃÂos (1913âÂÂ2008), Spanish mathematician
- Sandy RÃÂos (born 1949), Pro life advocate, head of the (American Family Association), and a radio host in over 200 markets
- Tere RÃÂos (1917âÂÂ1999), American writer
- Victor Arriagada Rios (1934âÂÂ2012), Chilean cartoonist
- Victor Rios (born 1978), is a professor, author, and speaker
- Vicente Gutiérrez de los RÃÂos y Gálvez (1732âÂÂ1779)
- Willie RÃÂos (born 1949), Puerto Rican middle-distance runner
- Waldo de los Rios (1934âÂÂ1977), Argentine composer, conductor and arranger
- Yacksel RÃÂos (born 1993), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Yolanda RÃÂos (1951âÂÂ2012), Venezuelan-Spanish actress
- Zury RÃÂos (born 1968), Guatemalan politician
See also
- Ariel Rios Federal Building, in the neighborhood of Washington, DC, is the headquarters of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
- Los Rios District, the oldest continually occupied neighborhood in the state of California
- Rios, Texas, an unincorporated community in Duval County, Texas
- Juan José RÃÂos, Sinaloa, a city in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico
- Entre RÃÂos Province, Argentina
- Coto RÃÂos, a village in the northeastern part of Jaén Province, Spain
- Rios-Caledonia Adobe, a California Historical Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places
- Dos Rios (disambiguation)
- Dos Rios State Park Dos Rios Ranch is in California's Central Valley
- Palace of los RÃÂos y Salcedo, a palace located in Soria, Spain
- RÃÂos Rosas (Madrid), a neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of ChamberÃÂ, named for Antonio de los RÃÂos Rosas
- Riós, a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia
- Codex RÃÂos, an Italian translation and augmentation of a Spanish colonial-era manuscript, Codex Telleriano-Remensis
- Los RÃÂos (disambiguation)
- Rio (disambiguation)
- Del Rio (disambiguation)
- Riario Noble family
- House of Reuss Noble Family
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