Find out how popular the last name Díaz-Guzmán 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-Guzmán.

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

Popularity of Díaz-Guzmán in America

Díaz-Guzmán is the 148347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Díaz-Guzmán surname appeared 111 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-Guzmán.

The history of the last name Díaz-Guzmán

The surname DIAZGUZMAN is a compound Spanish surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It is composed of the patronymic surname Diaz, which means "son of Diego," and the locative surname Guzman, which refers to the town of Guzman in the province of Burgos, Spain.

The earliest recorded instances of the name DIAZGUZMAN can be traced back to the 13th century, when it appeared in various medieval manuscripts and records. One notable example is the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript that mentions a certain Rodrigo Diaz de Guzman, a knight who participated in the famous Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212.

Throughout the centuries, several prominent individuals have borne the surname DIAZGUZMAN. One of the most notable was Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán (1490-1558), a Spanish conquistador who played a significant role in the conquest of Mexico and served as the second governor of New Spain (present-day Mexico) from 1530 to 1534.

Another noteworthy figure was Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587-1645), a Spanish politician and valido (chief minister) who served as the principal adviser to King Philip IV of Spain during the early years of the Thirty Years' War.

In the realm of literature, the surname DIAZGUZMAN is associated with the Spanish playwright and poet Álvaro Cubillo de Aragón (1596-1661), who wrote several successful plays during the Spanish Golden Age of literature.

The name DIAZGUZMAN also has connections to the world of art, with Francisco de Guzman (1619-1676), a Spanish painter and etcher who was active in Madrid during the Baroque period.

Another notable figure was José María Díaz Guzmán (1870-1950), a Cuban poet and journalist who played a significant role in the literary and cultural movements of his time.

The surname DIAZGUZMAN continues to be present in various Spanish-speaking countries, particularly in Spain and Latin America, where it has undergone various spelling variations and regional adaptations over the centuries.

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

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

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-Guzmán 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.

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

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