What is "acevedo"

Acevedo is a common Spanish surname. Its Portuguese equivalent is Azevedo. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ángela de Acevedo (born c.1600), Spanish and Portuguese playwright
• Aníbal Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican boxer
• Fernando Acevedo (born 1946), Peruvian track and field athlete
• Jackie Acevedo (born 1987), Mexican American football player ( Portland Thorns FC)
• Janier Acevedo (born 1985), Colombian cyclist
• José Acevedo (baseball) (born 1977), Dominican baseball pitcher
• José Acevedo (athlete) (born 1986), Venezuelan sprinter
• Juan Acevedo (born 1970), Mexican baseball
• Kirk Acevedo (born 1974), American actor
• Mario Acevedo (born 1969), Guatemalan football forward
• Mario Acevedo, American science fiction/fantasy writer
• Rafael Acevedo (born 1957), Colombian cyclist
• Rafael Acevedo, American DJ
• Raymond Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican rock singer
• Richard Acevedo (born 1959), American mixed media artist, writer, musician
• Sergio Acevedo (born 1956), Argentine politician