Antúnez (name) explained

Antúnez is a Spanish patronymic surname derived from the Antonius root name, widely spread in all Latin America countries as a consequence of Spanish colonization. Its Portuguese variant is Antunes.^[1] Notable people with this name include the following:

Nickname

• Antúnez, nickname of Jorge Luis García Pérez (born 1964), Cuban activist

Surname

• Alfonso Blanco Antunez (born 1987), Mexican footballer
• Daniel Antúnez (born 1986), American footballer
• Francisco Antúnez (1922–1994), Spanish footballer
• Jesús Antúnez (born 1973), Spanish musician
• José Miguel Antúnez (born 1967), Spanish basketball player
• Julio César Antúnez (born 1956), Uruguayan footballer and manager
• Marcel·lí Antúnez Roca (born 1959), Spanish digital artist
• Nemesio Antúnez (1918–1993), Chilean painter and engraver
• Ricardo Peral Antunez (born 1974), Spanish basketball player
• Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (1887–1967), Peruvian engineer, physicist and mathematician

Notes and References

1. Web site: Last name: Antunez. November 15, 2019. Surnamedb.com.