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Velasco (also
Belasco or
Belasko) is a
Spanish family name and masculine
first name derived from the
Basque bela- meaning '
raven' or '
crow' and the
diminutive suffix -sco. The name also made its way into
Portuguese language as
Vasco. Notable people with the surname include:
- The Castilian noble house of Velasco, rulers of the Dukedom of Frías
- Alberto Contador Velasco (born 1982), Spanish professional road bicycle racer
- Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter
- Álvaro Velasco (golfer) (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer
- Ana de Velasco y Girón (1585-1607), mother of John IV of Portugal
- Andrés Velasco (born 1961), Chilean economist and former Finance Minister
- Camile Velasco (born 1985), Filipino-American singer
- Cris Velasco (born 1980), American film and video game composer
- Diablo Velasco (1919-1999), Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers
- Diego López de Zúñiga y Velasco (1510-1564), sixth viceroy of Peru
- Domingo Antonio Velasco, 18th-century Italian painter
- Eleanor Thornton (1880-1915), (full name Eleanor Velasco Thornton), model for the Rolls-Royce hood ornament, Spirit of Ecstasy
- Epimaco Velasco (1935–2014), Filipino politician
- Félix Díaz Velasco (1868–1945), Mexican politician and general
- Gaspar Borja y Velasco (1580-1645), Spanish Cardinal, metropolitan of Toledo
- Iván Velasco, Spanish road bicycle racer
- Jaime Castillo Velasco (1914–2003), Chilean politician
- José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda (1688-1767), Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru
- José María Velasco Gómez (1840-1912), Mexican painter
- José María Velasco Ibarra (1893-1979), Ecuadorian president, five times elected by popular vote.
- José María Cervantes y Velasco (c. 1785-1856), Mexican army officer
- Jose R. Velasco (1916—2007), Filipino plant physiologist and agricultural chemist
- Juan Velasco (1910–1977), Peruvian general, ruler of Peru (1968-1975)
- Juan Velasco Damas (born 1977), Spanish footballer
- Juan de Velasco (1727-1796), Jesuit priest
- Juan de Velasco, Count of Siruela (died 1651), Spanish Governor of the Duchy of Milan
- Juan Zambudio Velasco (1921-2004), Spanish football goalkeeper
- Julio Velasco (born 1952), Argentine volleyball coach
- Luis de Velasco (1511-1564), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain
- Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas (c. 1534-1617), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain and of Peru
- Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla (1711-1762), commander in the Royal Spanish Navy
- Manuel de Velasco y Tejada, Spanish admiral at the Battle of Vigo Bay (1702)
- Manuela Velasco (born 1975), Spanish film actress
- Mansueto Velasco (born 1974), Filipino Olympic silver medalist in boxing
- María Elena Velasco (born 1940), Mexican actress and film director
- Miguel Alemán Velasco (born 1932), Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist
- Presbitero Velasco, Jr. (born 1948), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Roel Velasco (born 1972), retired Filipino boxer
- Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), Mexican painter
- Vicente Manuel de Céspedes y Velasco (died 1794), Spanish governor of Santiago de Cuba and of West Florida
- Velasco Sánchez (fl. 1153-1181), Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices
