How common is the surname Deniz?

1,395 people in the United States had the surname Deniz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,323 Americans. It ranked 19,379th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deniz?

Leslie Deniz, Athletics competitor, Discus Thrower, Police officer and instructor.

Where is the surname Deniz most common?

Wikidata records people named Deniz in the United States.

Is the surname Deniz getting more or less common?

More common. 1,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,395 in 2010, up 24%.

Is Deniz also a first name?

Yes. Deniz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Deniz

A Portuguese surname, carried by 1,395 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deniz is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

Portuguese origin

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Deniz, from a variant of the personal name Denís. * Borrowed from Turkish Deniz, an ornamental surname from deniz (“sea”).

One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,395 people named Deniz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 221,323 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,130.

#19,379

rank among US surnames

1,395

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+23.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,540)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,372	Crass	1,396	221,164
#19,379	Persad	1,395	221,323

Who is named Deniz

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

70% of people named Deniz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 70%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Denizs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leslie Deniz
Athletics competitor, Discus Thrower, Police officer and instructor, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deniz

Deniz has the Soundex code D520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D520.

Other Portuguese surnames

All 71 Portuguese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Deniz come from?: Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Deniz, from a variant of the personal name Denís. * Borrowed from Turkish Deniz, an ornamental surname from deniz (“sea”).
How common is the surname Deniz?: 1,395 people in the United States had the surname Deniz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,323 Americans. It ranked 19,379th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deniz?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Deniz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Deniz?: Leslie Deniz, Athletics competitor, Discus Thrower, Police officer and instructor.
Where is the surname Deniz most common?: Wikidata records people named Deniz in the United States.
Is the surname Deniz getting more or less common?: More common. 1,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,395 in 2010, up 24%.
Is Deniz also a first name?: Yes. Deniz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.