Portillo is a surname of Castilian

Castile (historical region)

A former kingdom, Castile gradually merged with its neighbours to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain when united with the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Navarre...

 origin, specifically San Vicente de la Barquera

San Vicente de la Barquera

San Vicente de la Barquera is a municipality of Cantabria in northern Spain. It had a population of 4,412 in 2002.-External links:** - Cantabria 102 Municipios...

 in Santander

Santander, Cantabria

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, Spain

Spain

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.

Portillo literally means "small port", from Latin portus.

In the UK, the most famous bearer of this surname is Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister...

, a British politician

Politician

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 and broadcaster.

Popularity

Currently in Spain there are 6,554 persons using Portillo as last name. It is the 725th most common surname in Spain.

Persons named Portillo in Spain by province:

City Where Portillo is Common	By Region in Spain	Persons Named Portillo
Málaga	127°	1 376
Guadalajara	264°	362
Sevilla	556°	696
Canarias	770°	366
Barcelona	1 327°	870
Baleares	1 384°	358
Madrid	1 646°	856

People with this name

• Alfonso Portillo (born 1951), Guatemalan ex-president
• Alonso Hernández del Portillo
  Alonso Hernández del Portillo
  Alonso Hernández del Portillo was a Spanish local politician and historian, remembered for being the first chronicler of the city of Gibraltar.- Biography :Hernández del Portillo was born in Gibraltar during the Spanish period...
  
  , Spanish historian
• Blanca Portillo
  Blanca Portillo
  -Career:Portillo started as an actress in several small theater productions before graduating in drama from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico....
  
  , Spanish actress
• César Portillo
  César Portillo
  César Eduardo Portillo Brown is a retired male basketball player from Venezuela, who played as a center during his career.-High school and college:...
  
  , Venezuelan basketball player
• Gabe Portillo, American musician
• Javier G. Portillo
  Javier Portillo
  Javier García Portillo is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a forward.-Club career:...
  
  , Spanish footballer
• José López Portillo
  José López Portillo
  José López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the...
  
   (1920-2004), former President of Mexico
• Lourdes Portillo
  Lourdes Portillo
  Lourdes Portillo is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. While the majority of her work is in the documentary film genre, she has also created video installations and written for the stage...
  
  , Chicana film-maker
• Michael Portillo
  Michael Portillo
  Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister...
  
   (born 1953), British television presenter, former politician
• Miguel Alfredo Portillo
  Miguel Alfredo Portillo
  Miguel Alfredo Portillo , nicknamed Pipo, is a football defender from Argentina who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem.- Career :...
  
  , footballer
• Pablo Portillo
  Pablo Portillo
  Pablo Portillo is a famous Mexican singer and actor.Portillo was a member of Mexican group Liberacion and later a member of MDO. With MDO, Portillo toured across Latin America, the United States, and Mexico. Portillo was in MDO with Didier Hernandez, Abel Talamantez and Alexis Grullon, among others...
  
  , Mexican singer
• Veronica Portillo
  Veronica Portillo
  Veronica Portillo is an American reality television participant, Playboy model, and co-creator of the College Dropout t-shirt line.-Road Rules:...
  
  , reality show contestant
• Emily Jazmin Portillo, Actress