Carrasco (surname)

Carrasco is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician surname. It derives from a Spanish word meaning ‘holm oak’ (originally from the Latin cerrus, from a pre-Roman Celtiberian word). Notable people with the surname include:

• Ada Carrasco (1912–1994), Mexican actress
• Angela Carrasco (born 1954), Dominican singer
• Berna Carrasco Araya (1914–2013), Chilean chess master
• Carlos Carrasco (actor) (born 1948), Panamanian-American actor
• Carlos Carrasco (baseball) (born 1987) American baseball player
• D. J. Carrasco (born 1977), American baseball player
• David Carrasco (born 1949), American scholar of Mesoamerican religions
• Eduardo Carrasco (born 1940), Chilean musician and professor of philosophy
• Eduardo Carrasco (footballer) (born 1972), Swiss footballer
• Erik Carrasco (born 1983), Chilean basketball player
• Ezequiel Carrasco (born 2002), Canadian soccer player
• Felix Carrasco (born 1955), Mexican-Austrian conductor
• Francisco Antonio García Carrasco Díaz (1742–1813), Spanish soldier and Royal Governor of Chile
• Francisco José Carrasco (born 1959), Spanish footballer
• Héctor Carrasco (born 1969), American baseball player
• Hernán Carrasco Vivanco (1923–2023), Chilean football manager
• Isabel Carrasco (1955-2014), Spanish politician
• Isaías Carrasco (1964–2008), Spanish Basque politician murdered by ETA
• Joe Carrasco, Tex-Mex "new wave" musician
• Jorge Carrasco (born 1982), Chilean footballer
• José Carrasco (disambiguation) (multiple people)
• Juan Carrasco (disambiguation) (multiple people)
• Luis Carrasco (skeleton) (born 1963), Mexican skeleton racer
• Manuel Carrasco (born 1981), Spanish singer
• María Carrasco (born 1995), Spanish singer
• Maruja Carrasco (1944–2018), Spanish botanist
• Nancy Carrasco, Mexican physician and molecular biochemist
• Nicolás Rodríguez Carrasco (1890–1940), Mexican politician and general
• Pancha Carrasco (1816–1890), Costa Rican medic and national heroine
• Pedro Carrasco (1943–2001), Spanish professional boxer
• Raimon Carrasco (1924–2022), Spanish Catalan businessman, former president of FC Barcelona
• Ricardo Carrasco (born 1965), Chilean photographer
• Rocío Carrasco (born 1977), Spanish television presenter and businesswoman
• Servando Carrasco (born 1988), American soccer player
• Yannick Carrasco (born 1993), Belgian footballer

Fictional characters:

• Dr. Sanson Carrasco, character in a play within Man of La Mancha
• Juan Carrasco, character in the 1964 film The Outrage

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