Find out how popular the last name Diz is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Diz.

Diz, 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 Diz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Diz in America

Diz is the 94311th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Diz surname appeared 194 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 Diz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Diz 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 Diz

The surname Diz is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque word "diz," which means "to shine" or "to glitter," suggesting that the name may have been originally given to someone with bright or shining qualities.

In some historical records, the name is also spelled as "Diez" or "Dez," reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling that were common in earlier times. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a collection of medieval documents from the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain, dating back to the 11th century.

One notable bearer of the surname was Juan Díaz de Solís, a Spanish navigator and explorer who was born around 1470 in Lebrija, Spain. He is best known for leading the first European expedition to explore the Río de la Plata in present-day Argentina and Uruguay, where he was killed in a confrontation with indigenous people in 1516.

Another individual with the surname was Pedro Díaz, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. He is remembered for his role in the Battle of Otumba in 1520, where he fought bravely against the Aztec forces.

In the realm of literature, one of the most famous bearers of the surname was Bernal Díaz del Castillo, a Spanish soldier and historian who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés. His chronicle, "Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España" (True History of the Conquest of New Spain), published in 1632, is considered one of the most important eyewitness accounts of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Another notable figure was Porfirio Díaz, a Mexican general and politician who served as the President of Mexico from 1876 to 1911. He was born in 1830 in Oaxaca and played a significant role in the political and military history of Mexico during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lastly, Armando Díaz, an Italian military leader born in 1861 in Naples, Italy, is remembered for his role as a Field Marshal during World War I. He commanded the Italian forces in the decisive Battle of Vittorio Veneto in 1918, which led to the eventual defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Diz

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Diz.

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

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