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

Raiz, 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 Raiz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raiz in America

Raiz is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raiz surname appeared 183 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 Raiz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Raiz 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 Raiz

The surname RAIZ is of Spanish origin, deriving from the word "raíz" which means "root" in English. It is believed to have originated in the regions of Castile and Andalusia, Spain, during the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the RAIZ surname can be found in the archives of the Kingdom of Aragon, where a certain Juan Raiz was mentioned as a landowner in the city of Valencia in the year 1412. The surname was also present in the census records of the town of Córdoba, Andalusia, in the late 15th century.

The RAIZ surname is thought to have been initially used as a descriptive name, referring to someone who lived near the roots of a tree or perhaps worked with roots in some capacity, such as a herbalist or a farmer. It may have also been given to someone who lived at the base or "root" of a hill or mountain.

In the 16th century, the RAIZ surname began to spread across the Spanish territories, including the Americas, as a result of the Spanish colonization efforts. One notable bearer of the name was Pedro de Raiz, a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

Another prominent figure with the RAIZ surname was Bernardo de Raiz y Dornado, a Spanish nobleman and military officer who served as the Governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala in the late 17th century, from 1686 to 1689.

In the 18th century, the RAIZ surname can be found in several historical records from various Spanish-speaking regions. For instance, a certain Juan Antonio Raiz was a wealthy landowner and rancher in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, during the 1700s.

The 19th century saw the rise of several notable individuals bearing the RAIZ surname, such as José María Raíz, a Mexican poet and writer who lived from 1823 to 1892, and Agustín Raíz, a Venezuelan politician and military officer who played a significant role in the country's struggle for independence in the early 1800s.

As the centuries passed, the RAIZ surname continued to spread and evolve, with various spelling variations emerging, such as Rayz, Rayce, and Reys, among others. Today, the RAIZ surname can be found across Spain, Latin America, and other parts of the world, a testament to its rich historical roots and the diverse journeys of those who have carried it through the ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raiz

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

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

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