Ortiz (pronounced) is a Spanish-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Orti". "Orti" seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Basque , Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong", or Latin fortunius meaning "fortunate". More @Wikipedia
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