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

Saiz, 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 Saiz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saiz in America

Saiz is the 6888th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saiz surname appeared 4,878 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Saiz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saiz 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 Saiz

The surname SAIZ has its origins in the Basque region of Spain and France, dating back to the medieval period. The name is derived from the Basque word "saitz," which means "cliff" or "rocky outcrop." It likely originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near or on a cliff or rocky area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SAIZ surname can be found in the 13th-century Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. The document mentions a person named "Sancho Saiz" in the year 1235.

The SAIZ surname has also been associated with various place names in the Basque region, such as Saiz de Oma, a municipality in the province of Álava, Spain. Variations in spelling, including "Sayz" and "Saytz," were common in historical records due to regional dialects and transcription practices.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the SAIZ surname. One prominent figure was Pedro Saiz de Barrantes, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century under Hernán Cortés. Another notable bearer of the name was Francisco Saiz de Viteri, a 17th-century Spanish painter known for his religious works.

In the realm of literature, the Spanish writer and poet José María Sáiz Ruiz (1885-1958) gained recognition for his contributions to the Generation of '98 movement. In more recent times, the Spanish artist Antonio Saiz (1935-1998) was celebrated for his abstract expressionist paintings and sculptures.

Moreover, the SAIZ surname has been recorded in various historical documents across Spain and the Basque region, solidifying its deep-rooted presence in the area's cultural and linguistic heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saiz

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

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

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