Mazo (surname)

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Mazo is a Spanish language surname, which may be an occupational surname for a person who used a mallet, or mazo in Spanish.^[1] Mazo may also be a locational surname for a person from one of the places called Mazo in Spain.^[1] The name may refer to:

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located in Europe. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

Alec Mazo (born 1978), American television producer
Alejandro del Mazo (born 1980), Mexican politician
Alfredo del Mazo González (born 1943), Mexican politician
Earl Mazo (1919-2007), American journalist
Gerardo del Mazo Morales (born 1976), Mexican politician
José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987), Paraguayan poet
Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (1612–1667), Spanish painter
Michael Mazo, Canadian filmmaker
Phil Mazo (born 1981), American comedian
Santiago José García Mazo (1768–1849), Spanish writer

Alec Mazo is a Belarusian American producer and former professional dancer. He became known for his participation in the American edition of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars, the first season of which he won with partner Kelly Monaco. He participated in five seasons of the television show and four DWTS tours.

Alejandro del Mazo Maza is a Mexican politician from the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico. From 2010 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico.

Alfredo Hilario Isidro del Mazo González was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

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References

1 2 Dictionary of American Family Names. "Mazo Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 19 January 2016.

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[DAFN-1] 1 2 Dictionary of American Family Names. "Mazo Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 19 January 2016.