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Díaz
Pronunciation	Spanish: [ˈdiaθ], in Latin America: [ˈdias]
Origin
Meaning	"Son of Diego"
Region of origin	Kingdom of Castile, in Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)	Diaz (anglicized), Dias (Portuguese variant)

Díaz is a common surname of Spanish origin with multiple meanings in multiple languages. First found in the Kingdom of Castile, where the name originated in the Visigoth period, the name accounts for about 0.17% of the Spanish population, ranking as the 14th-most frequently found surname in both 1999 and 2004.^[1]

Variants and related names

There is minor evidence that Díez may be equivalent to Díaz, in the form of Spanish language listing of most frequent surnames in 1999 Spain.^[2] However, a 2008 in-press academic manuscript about Spanish naming in 2004 suggests otherwise, listing statistics for "Díaz" and "Díez" separately.^[3]^[4] The surname is a cognate with the Portuguese language surname Dias.

Usage

Díaz and the anglicized form Diaz appear to be surnames only, without evidence for use as given names. Use of Diaz may arise through Anglicization of Portuguese language Dias.

Many examples of the surnames Díaz exist among historically notable people as a patronymic of Diego. Among the earliest such examples is El Cid, whose real name was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, and whose father's given name was Diego.^[5]^{[full citation needed]}

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 21.5% of all known bearers of the surname Díaz were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:132), 11.4% of Colombia (1:96), 9.1% of Argentina (1:108), 8.0% of Spain (1:134), 7.2% of Venezuela (1:96), 6.7% of the United States (1:1,242), 5.2% of Peru (1:142), 5.0% of Cuba (1:53), 4.6% of Chile (1:87), 3.1% of the Philippines (1:742), 2.9% of the Dominican Republic (1:83), 2.5% of Puerto Rico (1:33), 2.4% of Guatemala (1:155), 2.0% of Honduras (1:100), 1.4% of El Salvador (1:107), 1.3% of Nicaragua (1:103), 1.2% of Ecuador (1:293) and 1.0% of Paraguay (1:161).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:134) in the following autonomous communities:

1. Canary Islands (1:53)
2. Asturias (1:54)
3. Extremadura (1:85)
4. Cantabria (1:89)
5. Castilla-La Mancha (1:97)
6. Galicia (1:112)
7. Andalusia (1:114)
8. Community of Madrid (1:121)

In Puerto Rico, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:33) in the following municipalities:^[6]

1. Manatí (1:14)
2. Peñuelas (1:16)
3. Arecibo (1:16)
4. Morovis (1:16)
5. Yauco (1:17)
6. Barceloneta (1:17)
7. Guayanilla (1:17)
8. Florida (1:17)
9. Ponce (1:19)
10. Hatillo (1:19)
11. Isabela (1:19)
12. Utuado (1:20)
13. Cabo Rojo (1:20)
14. Ciales (1:21)
15. Lares (1:21)
16. Naranjito (1:21)
17. Camuy (1:22)
18. Quebradillas (1:22)
19. Rincón (1:22)
20. Canóvanas (1:22)
21. Aguadilla (1:23)
22. San Juan (1:23)
23. Loíza (1:24)
24. Juana Díaz (1:25)
25. Río Grande (1:25)
26. Trujillo Alto (1:28)

The following matrix contains available information on the frequency of this surname in various countries across a span of years.

Country	1880–1889	1960–1969	1990–1999	2000–2009
Australia				2002: 0.008% (rank ?)(c)
New Zealand				2002: 0.002% (rank ?)(c)
Spain			1999: 0.74% (rank 14)(a)	2004: na% (rank 14)(b)
United Kingdom	1881: na% (rank 23,037)(c)		1998: 0.001% (rank 10,773)(c)
United States		1964: 0.047% (rank 335)^[7]	1990: 0.084% (rank 99)(d) 1990: 0.014% (rank ?)(c)	2000: 0.18% (rank 73)(d)

Reference codes, see #References: (a)=OcioTotal 1999, (b)=Mateos & Tucker 2008, (c)=Longley, et al., (d)=United States Census Bureau 1995, (e)=United States Census Bureau 2000

Notable people

Arts and entertainment

Alirio Díaz (1923–2016), Venezuelan guitarist
Álvaro Díaz González (born 1972), Chilean screenwriter, producer and director
Alyssa Diaz (born 1985), American-Colombian actress
Ana Diaz (Swedish singer)
Ana Díaz (Mexican singer) (born 1972)
Andres Rafael Diaz Rosa (born 1976), Spanish/Norwegian rapper "Diaz"
Cameron Diaz (born 1972), American actress, producer, and former fashion model
Carla Diaz, Brazilian actress
Carla Díaz, Spanish actress and dancer
César Díaz (guitarist) (1951–2002), Puerto Rican guitar amplifier technician and guitarist
Dilia Díaz Cisneros (1925–2017), Venezuelan teacher and poet
Diomedes Díaz (1957–2013), Colombian singer, singer, songwriter and composer
Elisa Ruiz Díaz (1964–2021), Paraguayan diplomat
Francine Diaz (born 2004), Filipina actress and model
Gloria Diaz (born 1951), Filipina actress, TV host and beauty queen, first Filipina to win Miss Universe
Gregoria Díaz (1964-2023), Venezuelan journalist.
Hernan Diaz (born 1973), writer and academic
Joey Diaz (born 1963), Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, podcast host
Johnny Diaz, American novelist and a journalist
Joko Diaz, Filipino actor and action star
Jonny Diaz (born 1984), American contemporary Christian musician
José Manuel Díaz (1936–2013), Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film known by the mononym Joselo
José María Díaz (1813–1888), Spanish romanticist playwright and journalist
Julio Díaz (disambiguation), several people
Junot Díaz (born 1986), American writer
Lav Diaz or Lavrente Indico Diaz (born 1958), Filipino independent filmmaker
Leandro Díaz (composer) (1928–2013), Colombian composer
Mariano Díaz (born 1929), Venezuelan photographer
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña (1807–1876), French painter of the Barbizon school
Paquito Diaz (1937–2011), Filipino actor and director; father of Joko Diaz
Priscilla Diaz (MISSPSTAR/P-Star) (born 1994), American rapper, singer and actress
Rafael Díaz Ycaza (1925–2013), Ecuadorian poet and writer
Ramón Díaz Sánchez [es] (1903–1968), Venezuelan writer
Robert Alan Diaz (1975–2015), American rapper better known as "Pumpkinhead"
Rocsi Diaz (born 1983), Honduran-born, American television personality and model
Romy Diaz (1941–2005), Filipino actor
Roxana Díaz (born 1972), Venezuelan television actress
Simón Díaz (1928–2014), Venezuelan singer and composer
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (1942–2023), Mexican-American singer-songwriter
Ulpiano Díaz (1900–1990), Cuban percussionist
Zadi Diaz, American podcaster and video blogger

Politics and military

Adam Perez Diaz (1909–2010), the first Hispanic elected to the Phoenix City Council in Arizona and also the first Hispanic to serve as Phoenix's Vice-Mayor
Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz (1929–2006), Catalan (Spain) physician and politician
Armando Diaz (1861–1928), Italian General and a Marshal of Italy during World War I (1914-1918)
Domingo Díaz Arosemena (1875–1949), Panamanian politician, president from 1948 to 1949
Edwige Diaz (born 1987), French politician
Elimar Díaz (born 1989), Venezuelan politician
Héctor A. Díaz, American politician in Connecticut
Joaquín Díaz de Vivar (1907 – 2002), Argentine lawyer and politician, also a descendant of El Cid (Rodrigo de Diaz Vivar, 1043-1099)
José Díaz, (1895-1942), Spanish Communist and trade unionist, involved in the Spanish Civil War. 1936-1939
José E. Díaz (1833–1867), Paraguayan general, hero of the Paraguayan War
Pedro Díaz de Vivar (1740–1820), Royal Spanish soldier and official, also a descendant of El Cid (Rodrigo de Diaz Vivar, 1043-1099)
Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915), Mexican soldier, politician, dictator who served seven terms as President of Mexico in late 19th and early 20th century, following the Imperial French (by Emperor Napoleon III) intervention in Mexico with Emperor Maximilian, 1863-1866
Ramón Díaz (1926–2017), Uruguayan lawyer, economist and journalist, Chairman of the Central Bank
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043–1099), better known as El Cid, or Rodrigo, Castilian (Spain ) nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain

Sports

Aledmys Díaz (born 1990), Cuban professional baseball player, who also played for four franchises / teams in the American Major Leagues
Alexis Díaz (baseball) (born 1996), Puerto Rican professional baseball player, who plays for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League in Major League Baseball in the United States
Ana Díaz (born 1954), Cuban volleyball player
Andrés Díaz (Chilean footballer) (born 1995)
Andrés Díaz (Argentine footballer) (born 1983)
Andrés Manuel Díaz, Spanish runner (born 1969)
Antonio Díaz Jurado (1969–2013), Spanish footballer
Brahim Díaz (born 1999), Spanish footballer
Cata Díaz, Argentine footballer and manager
David Díaz (boxer), (born 1976)
David Díaz (basketball) of Venezuela (born 1964)
Diomar Díaz (born 1990), Venezuelan footballer
Edwin Díaz (born 1994), Puerto Rican and American professional baseball player, formerly with the Seattle Mariners of the American League in Major League Baseball, currently with the franchise / team of the New York Mets in the National League
Elías Díaz (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player
Hernán Díaz, Argentine footballer (born 1965)
Hidilyn Diaz (born 1991), Filipino weightlifter and Olympic Champion
Hugo Díaz, multiple people
Isidoro Díaz (born 1938), Mexican footballer
Jhonathan Díaz (born 1996), Venezuelan baseball player
Joaquin Carlos Diaz (1948–2015), Cuban chess master
Jordan Díaz (baseball) (born 2000), Colombian baseball player
Joselo Díaz (born 1980), Dominican and former American professional Major League Baseball player (pitcher) with several franchises / teams plus Minor League Baseball, later with Nippon (Japanese) professional baseball team
Juan Díaz Sánchez (1948–2013), Spanish footballer known as Juanito
Lewin Díaz (born 1996), Dominican baseball player
Linus Diaz (born 1933), Sri Lankan long-distance runner
Luis Díaz (disambiguation), several people
Matt Diaz (born 1978), American professional Major League baseball player with five successive franchises / teams and later sportscaster / commentator
Miguel Díaz (baseball) (born 1994), Dominican baseball player
Nate Diaz (born 1985), American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Nick Diaz (born 1983), American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Patricia Díaz Perea (born 1984), Spanish professional triathlete
Raquel Diaz (born 1990), ring name of American professional wrestler and burlesque dancer Shaul Guerrero
Rubén Toribio Díaz (born 1952), Peruvian footballer
Salvador Diaz (born 1933), Venezuelan chess master
Tony Diaz (born 1977), Dominican baseball coach
Víctor Díaz (basketball) (born 1968), Venezuelan basketball player
Yainer Díaz (born 1998), Dominican baseball player
Yandy Díaz (born 1991), Cuban professional baseball player
Yennsy Díaz (born 1996), Dominican Republic professional baseball player
Yofrec Diaz (born 1999), Venezuelan baseball player
Yunior Díaz (born 1987), Cuban athlete
Yusniel Díaz (born 1996), Cuban baseball player

Others

Antonio Díaz (disambiguation), several people
Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1451–1500), first European known to have sailed around the Southern tip of Africa
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 to 1496, precise birth date is uncertain–1584), Spanish conquistador
California Odha Zertuche Díaz (1923–1991), Mexican civil engineer, first woman to graduate from the UNAM School of Engineering
Elva Díaz, American neuroscientist, at the University of California at Davis
Federico Díaz Legórburu (1915-2002), Venezuelan scouting leader
Franklin Chang-Díaz (born 1950), former NASA astronaut from Costa Rica
Matthew Diaz (born 1965), American military lawyer, formerly with the Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Navy, later involved with controversial long-term prisoners / defendants held at Guantanamo naval base in Cuba
Miguel H. Díaz (born 1963), American diplomat, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican City) of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome, Italy
Virgilio Morales Díaz, one of the last National Chief Scouts of Cuban scouting up to c. 1961 when Scouting in communist Cuba was terminated

Fictional characters

Alex Claremont-Diaz, the main protagonist of the novel Red White & Royal Blue by Casey MacQuiston and its film adaptation of the same name
Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz, a character in the television series 9-1-1
Ernesto Diaz, the main antagonist of Time Crisis II
Marco Diaz, a character in the animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Marco Diaz, a character in the television series Bloodline
Markio Diaz, Italian artist 1972 Bologna
Rosa Diaz, a main character in the television series Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sean Diaz, the main protagonist of Life is Strange 2
Miguel Diaz, one of the main characters of in the Netflix series Cobra Kai
Kait Diaz, one of the main characters of Gears of War
Ricardo Diaz, a supervillain from DC Comics, and the main antagonist of season 6 in the television series Arrow.

References

^ Mateos & Tucker 2008, OcioTotal 1999
^ OcioTotal 1999.
^ Mateos & Tucker 2008.
^ Díaz as being derived from a Gothic form of the paternal genitive of Dia, as in "Dia's child", or Diag, Diago or Diego (Dixon 1857).
^ 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
^ Díaz surname distribution
^ Rank 16 among Hispanic-Americans (De Platt 1996, pages 15–16)

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External links

A history of the Díaz surname compiled by the Institute for Genealogy and History for Latin America is available for a fee. See pages 38 and 39 of https://books.google.com/books?id=xxcSboo5KTAC for more information.

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