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

Díaz-González, 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 Díaz-González surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Díaz-González in America

Díaz-González is the 41728th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Díaz-González surname appeared 521 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 Díaz-González.

We can also compare 2010 data for Díaz-González 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 Díaz-González

The surname DIAZGONZALEZ is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is a compound surname, with the first part "Diaz" derived from the patronymic "Dias," meaning "son of Diego," a popular given name in medieval Spain. The second part, "Gonzalez," is also a patronymic, meaning "son of Gonzalo," another common Spanish name during that era.

This surname likely originated in the northern regions of Spain, such as Galicia, Asturias, or Cantabria, where patronymic surnames were prevalent. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval Spanish documents and records, although specific examples are scarce due to the age of these sources.

One of the earliest known bearers of the DIAZGONZALEZ surname was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c. 1043-1099), better known as El Cid, a renowned Castilian nobleman, military leader, and knight who played a pivotal role in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

Another notable figure was Diego Diaz Gonzalez (fl. 14th century), a Spanish explorer and navigator who is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to sight the Canary Islands off the northwestern coast of Africa in the early 14th century.

In the 16th century, Juan Diaz Gonzalez (c. 1510-1557) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru and served as a lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro.

During the 17th century, Bartolomé Diaz Gonzalez (c. 1610-1678) was a Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraiture, active in Seville and the surrounding regions.

In the 19th century, Ignacio Diaz Gonzalez (1824-1889) was a Mexican lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Mexico from 1876 to 1878.

The DIAZGONZALEZ surname has been widely dispersed throughout the Spanish-speaking world due to the far-reaching influence of the Spanish Empire and subsequent migration patterns. While its roots can be traced back to medieval Spain, the name has become a part of the cultural fabric in many Hispanic communities worldwide.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Díaz-González

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Díaz-González.

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 Díaz-González 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 Díaz-González 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 Díaz-González was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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