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

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

Popularity of Sánchez-Díaz in America

Sánchez-Díaz is the 67519th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sánchez-Díaz surname appeared 292 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 Sánchez-Díaz.

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

The surname SANCHEZDIAZ is a double-barreled Spanish surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It is a combination of the patronymic surnames Sanchez and Diaz, both of which have their roots in the ancient languages spoken in the region.

The first part of the surname, Sanchez, is derived from the personal name Sancho, which is a Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sanctius. Sanctius, in turn, is derived from the Latin word "sanctus," meaning "holy" or "sacred." The second part, Diaz, is a patronymic form of the Spanish name Dia, which is derived from the Latin name Didacus.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SANCHEZDIAZ can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval survey of landholdings in the Kingdom of Castile, which dates back to the 14th century. This document mentions several individuals with the surname, suggesting that it was already well-established in parts of Spain by that time.

During the 15th century, the SANCHEZDIAZ surname gained prominence in the region of Andalusia, particularly in the city of Seville. One notable figure from this period was Rodrigo Sanchez Diaz, a renowned navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

In the 16th century, the SANCHEZDIAZ name appeared in various historical records from the Spanish colonial era, including documents related to the conquest and settlement of the Americas. One prominent individual was Juan Sanchez Diaz, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

During the 17th century, the SANCHEZDIAZ surname was associated with several notable figures in the arts and literature. One such figure was Miguel Sanchez Diaz, a Spanish playwright and poet who lived in Madrid and wrote several works that were popular during the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

In the 18th century, the SANCHEZDIAZ name was linked to several military figures, including General Antonio Sanchez Diaz, a Spanish officer who fought in the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1714) and later served as the governor of several Spanish colonies in the Americas.

As the SANCHEZDIAZ surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Sánchez Díaz, Sánchez-Díaz, and Sánchez y Díaz. These variations reflected regional differences in pronunciation and orthographic conventions.

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

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

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

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