Arauz Explained

Arauz or Araúz is a surname of Basque origin. Notable persons with that name include:

• Blanca Aráuz (1909–1933), first National Heroine of Nicaragua
• Félix Aráuz (born 1935), Ecuadorian painter
• Hansell Arauz (born 1989), Costa Rican football player
• Gardenia Arauz (born 1972), Bolivian politician
• Jonathan Araúz (born 1998), Panamanian professional baseball player
• José María Araúz de Robles Estremera (1898–1977), Spanish politician, businessman and bull breeder
• Marcelo Araúz Lavadenz (born 1934), Bolivian festival director, culture promoter, choir leader, and music educator
• Oscar Araúz (born 1980), Bolivian football player
• Randall Arauz, Costa Rican environmentalist specialist in shark conservation
• Reina Torres de Araúz (1932–1982), Panamanian anthropologist, ethnographer and professor
• Vanessa Arauz (born 1989), Ecuadorian football manager

See also

• Arauz Formation, a fossiliferous stratigraphic unit in Spain