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

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

Popularity of Díaz-López in America

Díaz-López is the 31516th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Díaz-López surname appeared 734 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-López.

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

The surname DIAZLOPEZ is a compound surname that originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a combination of two common Spanish surnames, Diaz and Lopez, which were initially patronymic names derived from the given names of ancestors.

Diaz is a Spanish surname that originated from the personal name Diego, which can be traced back to the Greek name Didakos and the Latin name Didacus. This name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre during the Middle Ages.

Lopez, on the other hand, is derived from the Latin name Lupus, meaning "wolf." It was a common surname in the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in the regions of Galicia, Asturias, and Castile. The name may also have been influenced by the Visigothic name Lope, which was popular in the early medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the combined surname DIAZLOPEZ can be found in the Libro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century document that lists landholdings and their owners in the Kingdom of Castile. This document mentions a certain Juan Diaz Lopez as a landowner in the region of Burgos.

In the 15th century, the surname DIAZLOPEZ appears in the chronicles of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. These chronicles mention a nobleman named Pedro Diaz Lopez, who served as a military commander during the Reconquista and the conquest of Granada in 1492.

Another notable figure with the surname DIAZLOPEZ was Juan Diaz Lopez de Haro, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Venezuela and Colombia. He founded the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá in 1538.

In the 17th century, the Spanish playwright and poet Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, often referred to as Lope de Vega (1562-1635), had a son named Lope Diaz Lopez, who followed in his father's footsteps as a playwright and poet.

During the 19th century, a prominent figure with the surname DIAZLOPEZ was Francisco Diaz Lopez, a Mexican general who played a significant role in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Reform War in Mexico (1857-1861).

Throughout its history, the surname DIAZLOPEZ has been associated with various notable individuals, reflecting its Spanish origins and the influence of its ancestral namesakes. While its prevalence may have varied across regions and time periods, it remains a testament to the rich cultural heritage of the Iberian Peninsula.

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

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

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

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