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    The surnameDiaz

    A surname, the 55th most common in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D200

    Diaz: #55 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Diaz #55, 347,636 people Diaz: #55 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Diaz #55, 347,636 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Diaz is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Spanish Díaz.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 347,636 people named Diaz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 888 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 251,772.

    #55
    rank among US surnames
    347,636
    people in 2010
    118
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.1%
    change since 2000 (was #73)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #46Rivera391,114789
    #47Campbell386,157800
    #48Mitchell384,486803
    #49Carter376,966819
    #50Roberts376,774819
    #51Gomez365,655844
    #52Phillips360,802856

    Who is named Diaz

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

    93% of people named Diaz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Diazs

    42 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cameron Diaz
      American actress and model, born 1972
    • Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
      11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader, died 1099
    • Ramón Díaz
      Argentine association football player and coach, born 1959
    • Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz
      56th President of Mexico, 1911–1979
    • Junot Díaz
      Author, born 1968
    • Nate Diaz
      American mixed martial artist, born 1985
    • Alyssa Diaz
      American film and television actress (born 1985)
    • Nick Diaz
      American mixed martial artist, born 1983
    • Cata Díaz
      Argentine association football player, born 1979
    • Melonie Diaz
      American actress, born 1984
    • Guillermo Díaz
      American actor, born 1975
    • Mariana Díaz Oliva
      Argentine female tennis player, born 1976

    Notable Diazs come mostly from Argentina (20), the United States (13) and Mexico (3).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Diaz

    Diaz has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Diaz come from?
    From Spanish Díaz.
    How common is the surname Diaz?
    347,636 people in the United States had the surname Diaz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 888 Americans. It ranked 55th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Diaz?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Diaz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Diaz?
    Cameron Diaz, American actress and model, followed by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar.