The Spanish surname Ruiz is of patronymic origin meaning “son of Ruy.” The personal name Ruy is a variant of Rodrigo, from Germanic Hrodric (a compound of hrod ‘renown’ + ric ‘power(ful)’); it was borne by the last of the Visigoth kings and is one of the most important Spanish personal names of Germanic origin. A famous bearer of the name was Pablo Ruiz Picasso the Spanish artist born in Malaga, southern Spain on October 25th 1881. Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramicist and theater designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement.. Among his most famous works are Les Demoiselles d'Avignon in 1907  and the anti-war painting Guernica in 1937, a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernicaby German and Italian air forces during the Civil War in Spain. Pablo Picasso died on the 8th of April 1973 at the age of 91 in Mougins, France.