Peres is a Portuguese and Galician Sephardic surname.
It is also a surname in Hungarian (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛrɛʃ]), it means litigant ("peres fél"). It is common in both forms Peres and Perez as well as Peretz among descendants of Spanish and Hungarian Rumanian Jews in Puerto Rico.
In Hebrew (פרס [ˈpeʁes]), it is the name of the bird species "Gypaetus barbatus" (lammergeier). However, Peres, Perez, and Peretz are the transliteration of the Hebrew פרץ son of Tamar and Judah.
People with the surname Peres include:
Adans Lopez Peres, Portuguese second husband of Princess Stéphanie of MonacoAsher Peres, Israeli physicist (born Aristide Pressman)Bernardo Peres da Silva, the only native governor of Portuguese IndiaCristiana Peres, Brazilian actressFernão Peres de Trava, Galician medieval noblemanJavier Peres, American art dealerJean-Baptiste Pérès, French physicistMarinho Peres, Brazilian footballerPaio Peres Correia, Portuguese medieval noblemanPeres De Oliveira, Brazilian footballerShimon Peres, Israeli politician (born Szymon Perski)Valdir Peres, Brazilian footballerVimara Peres, Galician medieval count and first Count of Portucale