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

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

Popularity of Díaz-Jiménez in America

Díaz-Jiménez is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Díaz-Jiménez surname appeared 151 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-Jiménez.

The history of the last name Díaz-Jiménez

The surname DIAZJIMENEZ is a double-barreled Spanish surname that combines the paternal surnames Diaz and Jimenez. It has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, where surnames were adopted in the Middle Ages.

The first component, Diaz, is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Dia, which is a Spanish form of the Latin name Didacus. This name can be traced back to the 7th century and was borne by several early Christian saints and martyrs. One notable bearer was Diego de Alcala, a 15th-century Spanish Franciscan friar who was canonized in 1588.

The second component, Jimenez, is also a patronymic surname, derived from the personal name Jimenez, which is a Spanish form of the Arabic name Shimin or Shaman. This name has its roots in the Moorish presence in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Diaz can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrias, a medieval document from the 14th century that recorded the names of landowners and their properties in Castile. The name Jimenez also appears in several historical records from this period, including the Siete Partidas, a legal code compiled during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century.

Among the notable historical figures bearing the surname DIAZJIMENEZ are:

1. Bartolomé Díaz Jiménez (fl. 1486-1504), a Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.
2. Juan Díaz Jiménez (1495-1556), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico and served as a lieutenant under Hernán Cortés.
3. Rodrigo Díaz Jiménez (c. 1050-1099), a Castilian knight better known as El Cid, a legendary figure in Spanish history who fought against the Moors in the Reconquista.
4. María Díaz Jiménez (c. 1530-1610), a Spanish mystic and religious writer who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Cross.
5. Diego Díaz Jiménez (1590-1658), a Spanish painter active in Seville during the Golden Age of Spanish art.

The surname DIAZJIMENEZ has also been associated with various place names and locations in Spain, reflecting the geographical origins and settlements of families bearing this name.

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

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

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

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