Díaz-Martínez last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Díaz-Martínez

A compound surname combining the Spanish surnames Díaz and Martínez.

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

Popularity of Díaz-Martínez in America

Díaz-Martínez is the 40313th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Díaz-Martínez surname appeared 543 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-Martínez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Díaz-Martínez 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 40313 106477 -90.15%
Count 543 155 111.17%
Proportion per 100k 0.18 0.06 100.00%

The history of the last name Díaz-Martínez

The surname Diazmartinez has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the 15th century or earlier. It is a double-barrelled surname, formed by combining the paternal surname Diaz with the maternal surname Martinez. Diaz is derived from the Spanish personal name Dia, which itself comes from the Latin name Didacus, an ancient Roman name of unknown etymology. Martinez is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Martin", with Martin being a common given name derived from the Roman name Martinus, itself originating from the Latin name Mars, the Roman god of war.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Diazmartinez can be found in various historical documents and records from different regions of Spain. One notable example is Juan Diazmartinez, a nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 15th century in the region of Andalusia. Another early mention is that of Pedro Diazmartinez, a merchant and trader from the city of Seville, whose name appears in business records from the early 16th century.

Throughout the centuries, the Diazmartinez surname has been associated with several notable individuals. One such person was Rodrigo Diazmartinez, a renowned Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Another noteworthy figure was Juana Diazmartinez, a 16th-century poet and playwright from the city of Zaragoza, whose works gained considerable acclaim during her lifetime.

In the 17th century, the Diazmartinez family produced several influential members, including Diego Diazmartinez, a prominent lawyer and judge who served in the Spanish Royal Court, and Catalina Diazmartinez, a respected scholar and educator who established one of the earliest schools for girls in Madrid.

Moving into the 18th century, the name Diazmartinez continued to be associated with important figures, such as Manuel Diazmartinez, a military leader who played a significant role in the Spanish resistance against the Napoleonic invasion of Spain in the early 1800s.

As the Diazmartinez surname spread beyond Spain, it also gained recognition in other parts of the world. One notable example is Miguel Diazmartinez, a 19th-century Mexican politician and statesman who served as the Governor of the state of Nuevo León.

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

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

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-Martínez was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 2.03% 11
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.00% 0
Hispanic Origin 97.61% 530

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-Martínez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 2.03% 4.52% -76.03%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Two or More Races 0.00% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic 97.61% 94.19% 3.57%

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

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