Arauz or Araúz is a surname of Basque origin. Notable persons with that name include: Blanca Aráuz (1909–1933), first National Heroine of Nicaragua Félix Arauz (born 1935), Ecuadorian painter Hansell Araúz (born 1989), Costa Rican football player Jonathan Araúz (born 1998), Panamanian professional baseball player José María Araúz de Robles Estremera (1898–1977), Spanish politician, businessman and bull breeder Marcelo Araúz Lavadenz (born 1934), Bolivian festival director, culture promoter, choir leader, and music educator Oscar Araúz (born 1980), Bolivian football player Randall Arauz, Costa Rican environmentalist specialist in shark conservation Reina Torres de Araúz (1932–1982), Panamanian anthropologist, ethnographer and professor Vanessa Arauz (born 1989), Ecuadorian football manager See also Arauz Formation, a fossiliferous stratigraphic unit in Spain