How common is the surname Diez?

3,502 people in the United States had the surname Diez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,163 Americans. It ranked 9,293rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Diez?

Nicolás Diez, Argentine footballer, followed by Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina.

Where is the surname Diez most common?

Wikidata records people named Diez in Argentina and Spain.

Is the surname Diez getting more or less common?

More common. 2,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,502 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Diez

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,502 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Diez is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,502 people named Diez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,163 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,953.

#9,293

rank among US surnames

3,502

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+18.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,066)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,286	Clack	3,505	88,087
#9,289	Leboeuf	3,504	88,112
#9,291	Heald	3,503	88,137
#9,293	Slusser	3,502	88,163
#9,297	Shamblin	3,501	88,188
#9,298	Spitz	3,500	88,213
#9,301	Robillard	3,499	88,238

Who is named Diez

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

69% of people named Diez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 69%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Diezs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nicolás Diez
Argentine footballer, born 1977
Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina
Beatified Spanish teacher (1903-1936)

Notable Diezs come mostly from Argentina (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Diez

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

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Diez come from?: From Spanish.
How common is the surname Diez?: 3,502 people in the United States had the surname Diez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,163 Americans. It ranked 9,293rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Diez?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Diez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Diez?: Nicolás Diez, Argentine footballer, followed by Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina.
Where is the surname Diez most common?: Wikidata records people named Diez in Argentina and Spain.
Is the surname Diez getting more or less common?: More common. 2,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,502 in 2010, up 19%.