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

Cadiz, 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 Cadiz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cadiz in America

Cadiz is the 14862nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cadiz surname appeared 1,993 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cadiz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cadiz 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 Cadiz

The surname Cadiz originated in Spain and can be traced back to the 14th century. The name is derived from the Spanish city of Cadiz, which is located in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, having been founded by the Phoenicians around 1100 BC.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Cadiz can be found in medieval Spanish records and documents. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Juan de Cadiz, a 15th-century Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

Over the centuries, the surname Cadiz has been spelled in various ways, including Cadis, Cadez, and Cadys. These variations likely reflect the different regional dialects and orthographic conventions of the time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Cadiz was Diego de Cadiz, a Spanish Dominican friar and preacher who lived from 1443 to 1463. He was known for his fiery sermons and his advocacy for the poor and marginalized.

Another prominent bearer of the Cadiz surname was José de Cadiz, a Spanish Catholic priest and mystic who lived from 1743 to 1801. He was renowned for his spiritual teachings and was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1975.

In the 19th century, one of the most famous individuals with the Cadiz surname was Manuel de Cadiz y Velasco, a Spanish painter and art teacher who lived from 1825 to 1898. He was known for his realistic portraiture and his contributions to the development of Spanish art education.

Lastly, in the 20th century, a notable figure with the Cadiz surname was Juan Manuel Cadiz, a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for various clubs, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, from the 1950s to the 1960s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cadiz

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

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 Cadiz 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 Cadiz 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 Cadiz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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