Portillo is a surname of Castilian origin, specifically San Vicente de la Barquera in Santander, Spain.
Portillo literally means "small port", from Latin portus.
In the UK, the most famous bearer of this surname is Michael Portillo, a British politician and broadcaster of Spanish descent.
Currently in Spain there are 6,554 persons using Portillo as last name. It is the 725th most common surname in Spain.
Persons named Portillo in Spain by province:
Sergio Portillo (born 1955), Venezuelan/American Painter and Sculptor
Alfonso Portillo (born 1951), Guatemalan ex-president
Alonso Hernández del Portillo (1543–1624), Spanish historian
Blanca Portillo (born 1963), Spanish actress
César Portillo (born 1968), Venezuelan basketball player
Dick Portillo, founder of Portillo's Restaurants
Carlos Portillo, Church of the Nazarene
Gabe Portillo, American bass player for P.O.D
Javier G. Portillo (born 1982), Spanish footballer
José López Portillo (1920-2004), former President of Mexico
Lourdes Portillo (born 1944), Chicana film-maker
Luis Gabriel Portillo (1907-1993), Professor, politician, exile and writer
Michael Portillo (born 1953), British television presenter, former politician
Miguel Alfredo Portillo (born 1982), Argentine footballer
Pablo Portillo (born 1984), Mexican singer
Veronica Portillo (born 1977), American reality show contestant
