Acevedo (surname)
Acevedo is a Spanish surname which means a grove of holly trees or hollywood; the Spanish word for holly is acebo. As a consequence of colonization, it is widely spread in all Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. There is also the Acebedo variant, whose origin resides in the Asturian municipality of Acebedo, Spain. Its Portuguese equivalent is Azevedo. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aníbal Santiago Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican boxer
- Anthony Acevedo (1924–2018), Mexican-American engineer and U.S. soldier incarcerated in Berga concentration camp during World War II
- Art Acevedo (born 1964), Cuban-American Houston chief of police
- Dariam Acevedo (born 1984), Puerto Rican female beach volleyball player
- Domingo Acevedo (born 1994), Dominican baseball relief pitcher
- Fernando Acevedo (born 1946), Peruvian track and field athlete
- Jackie Acevedo (born 1987), Mexican-American football player
- Janier Acevedo (born 1985), Colombian cyclist
- José Acevedo (baseball) (born 1977), Dominican baseball pitcher
- José Acevedo (sprinter) (born 1986), Venezuelan sprinter
- Juan Acevedo (born 1970), Mexican baseball player
- Kirk Acevedo (born 1971), American actor
- Mario Acevedo (born 1969), Guatemalan football forward
- Rafael Acevedo (cyclist) (born 1954), Colombian cyclist
- Raymond Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican rock singer
- Sergio Acevedo (born 1956), Argentine politician
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