Araoz is a variation of the Spanish Basque name Araotz which means "cold valley" in ancient Basque. The valley and municipality of Araotz (Araoz) has existed for more than 800 years. Basque[1] surname, with Other variations of Araotz are Araoz, Arauz, Arautz and Araos. and may also refer to:
- Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa (1894–1970), Spanish lawyer and banker
- Alvin J. Araoz (1987-), American Entrepreneur
- Antero Flores Aráoz (1942–), Peruvian lawyer and politician
- Arturo Tabera Araoz (1903–1975), Roman Catholic cardinal from Spain
- Bernabé Aráoz (1776–1824), Argentine politician
- Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, Argentine business theorist and author
- Daniel Aráoz (disambiguation), several people
- Diego Aráoz (1771–1840), Argentine soldier and politician
- Duberty Aráoz (1920–?), Bolivian footballer active in the 1950s
- German Araoz, Argentine professional rugby union player
- Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid (1795–1857), Argentine military leader
- Mercedes Aráoz (1961–), Peruvian politician
- Pedro Miguel Aráoz (1759–1832), Argentine statesman and priest
References
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