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

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

Popularity of Díaz-Rodríguez in America

Díaz-Rodríguez is the 38532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Díaz-Rodríguez surname appeared 574 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-Rodríguez.

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

The surname DIAZRODRIGUEZ is a compound Hispanic surname that has its origin in Spain. It is a combination of two surnames, Diaz and Rodriguez, which were combined likely due to marriage or adoption.

The first part, Diaz, is a patronymic surname that originated in Spain and Portugal. It is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Diego, which itself comes from the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Didacus. Didacus is believed to have originated from the Greek name Didakos, meaning "teacher" or "instructor".

The earliest recorded instances of the Diaz surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain, including Castile, Aragon, and Andalusia. One notable individual bearing the Diaz surname was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid, a celebrated Castilian military leader and national hero who lived from around 1043 to 1099.

The second part, Rodriguez, is also a patronymic surname that originated in Spain and Portugal. It is derived from the given name Rodrigo, which comes from the Germanic name Roderic, meaning "famous ruler". The earliest recorded instances of the Rodriguez surname can be traced back to the 12th century in various regions of Spain and Portugal.

One notable individual bearing the Rodriguez surname was Sebastián Rodríguez de Palencia, a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary who lived from around 1500 to 1580 and played a significant role in the early evangelization efforts in Mexico.

Other notable individuals with the DIAZRODRIGUEZ surname include Juan Díaz Rodríguez, a Spanish composer and organist who lived from around 1670 to 1738, and José Díaz Rodríguez, a 19th-century Cuban writer and poet who was influential in the Cuban literary movement known as the "Modernist Movement".

The DIAZRODRIGUEZ surname has also been found in various historical records and manuscripts, particularly in Spain and Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas, where it has been present since the 16th century due to Spanish colonization and migration.

While the individual surnames Diaz and Rodriguez have been well-documented throughout history, the compound surname DIAZRODRIGUEZ itself is less common and has a more limited historical record. However, it is a testament to the rich cultural heritage and linguistic diversity of the Hispanic world.

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

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

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

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