Vaca (surname) explained
| Vaca |
| Meaning: | "Cow" |
| Region: | Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Argentina[1] |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Variant: | Baca, Vacas, de Vaca |
Vaca is a Spanish language surname, literally meaning "cow". The surname originated in Valderas, León in Spain.[2] It may refer to:
People
- Claudia Vaca (born 1984), Bolivian poet and essayist
- Cristóbal Vaca de Castro (1492–1566), Spanish colonial administrator
- Daniel Vaca (born 1978), Bolivian footballer
- Danny Vaca (born 1990), Ecuadorian footballer
- Doyle Vaca (born 1979), Bolivian footballer
- Edder Vaca (born 1985), Ecuadorian footballer
- Eduardo Vaca (1944–1998), Argentine politician
- Emmanuel García Vaca (born 1989), Mexican footballer
- Ervin Vaca (born 2004), Bolivian footballer
- Farides Vaca (born 1969), Bolivian politician
- Francisco Vaca (born 1951), Bolivian politician
- Henry Vaca (born 1998), Bolivian footballer
- Hormando Vaca Díez (1949–2010), Bolivian politician
- Getulio Vaca (born 1984), Bolivian footballer
- Joaquín Botero Vaca (born 1977), Bolivian footballer
- Jorge Vaca (born 1959), Mexican boxer
- José María Vaca de Guzmán (1744–1816), Spanish statesman and poet
- Joselito Vaca (born 1984), Bolivian footballer
- Jusepa Vaca (1589-1653), Spanish actress
- Laura Vaca (born 1953), Bolivian swimmer
- Leonardo Vaca (born 1995), Bolivian footballer
- Nina Vaca, Ecuadorian–American entrepreneur
- Pedro Vaca, (born 1961), Bolivian cyclist
- Ramiro Vaca (born 1999), Bolivian footballer
- Rafael Vaca (born 1934), Mexican cyclist
- Sabino Vaca Narvaja (born 1975), Argentine politician
- Václav Vaca (born 1948), Czech artist
Notes and References
- Web site: Escudo del apellido Vaca. Plusesmas. es. 25 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125165351/https://www.plusesmas.com/genealogia/escudos/vaca/46992/. 25 January 2024. live.
- Web site: Origen y significado del apellido Vaca. Herádia de Apellidos. es. 25 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231004174041/https://heraldicadeapellidos.com/index.php/origen-de-los-apellidos/origen-de-apellidos-letra-v/148-origen-y-significado-del-apellido-vaca. 4 October 2023.
