Espinosa (surname)

Espinosa is a Spanish surname, spelled Espinoza in South America. Both pronunciations of the name are almost identical. The pronunciation of s in Spain and z (and s) in Latin America are similar, whereas in Spain z is pronounced as English th in thin. In both cases the sounds are voiceless. Spanish does not have a voiced z anywhere and hasn't had it for 500 years (except in Judeo-Spanish).

Notable people with the surname include:

• Juan Bautista de Espinosa (1590–1641), Spanish painter
• Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa (1600–1667), Spanish painter
• Juan de Espinosa Medrano (ca. 1629–1688), Peruvian cleric
• Oscar Espinosa Chepe (1940–2013), Cuban economist and dissident
• Al Espinosa (1891–1957), American golfer
• Álvaro Espinoza, American baseball coach
• Andrés Espinosa, Mexican runner
• Angel Espinosa, Cuban boxer
• Chris Espinosa, senior employee of Apple Inc
• Danny Espinosa, American baseball player
• Dulce María, Mexican actress musician
• Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
• Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
• Luis Espinosa, Colombian cyclist
• Roger Espinoza, Honduran footballer
• Rubén Espinoza, Chilean footballer
• Anagabriela Espinoza, Miss International 2009 from Mexico
• Matthew Espinosa, Internet Personality

Fictional characters

• Anna Espinosa, character in Alias.
• Carla Espinosa, character in Scrubs
• Rosita Espinosa, character from The Walking Dead comic book and television series.