Find out how popular the last name Biaz is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Biaz.

Biaz, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Biaz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Biaz in America

Biaz is the 93125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Biaz surname appeared 197 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Biaz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Biaz to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Biaz

The surname BIAZ is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France in the early medieval period, around the 8th century. It is likely derived from the Basque word "bide" meaning "path" or "way", suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived along a particular path or road.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BIAZ can be found in the Cartulary of the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 10th century. The document mentions a landowner named Sancho Biaz who donated property to the monastery in the year 962.

In the 12th century, a knight named Lope Biaz is mentioned in the Codex of the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza. This codex contains records of land grants and donations made to the monastery by various noble families of the region.

During the Reconquista, the period of Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, several individuals with the surname BIAZ are recorded as participating in various military campaigns. One such individual was Rodrigo Biaz, a soldier who fought alongside King Alfonso VII of Castile in the Battle of Fraga in 1134.

In the 13th century, a wealthy merchant named Juan Biaz is mentioned in the archives of the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz. He is recorded as having traded in wool and other goods with merchants from across Europe.

The surname BIAZ has also been associated with several place names in the Basque Country, such as the village of Biaz in the province of Álava. It is possible that some individuals with this surname may have taken their name from these locations.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the surname BIAZ. One example is Martín Biaz de Huelva (1493-1542), a Spanish sailor and explorer who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his circumnavigation of the globe and is credited with being the first European to set foot on the island of Guam.

Another notable figure is María Biaz de Mendoza (1508-1567), a Spanish noblewoman and writer who authored several religious works and is considered one of the earliest female authors in Spanish literature.

In the 19th century, José Biaz y Lazcano (1817-1892) was a prominent Basque politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Spanish parliament and was a strong advocate for Basque autonomy and cultural preservation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Biaz

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Biaz.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Biaz was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Biaz has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Biaz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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