Diez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Diez comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is "ez."

Early Origins of the Diez family

The surname Diez was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times.

Early History of the Diez family

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Diez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Díaz, Diaz, Didaz, Díez, Diez, Diz and many more.

Early Notables of the Diez family

Prominent among members of the family were Gonzalo Didaz, son of a Castilian count, whose name appears in a document dated 921; Asur Díaz, Count of Saldaña in 1056; Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, "El Cid", the legendary hero of the Reconquest; Lope Díaz...
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Diez Ranking

In the United States, the name Diez is the 8,658^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Diez is ranked the 2,099^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,006 people with that name. 2

Diez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Diez Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Jerg Diez, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 3

Diez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Diez, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 3
Maria Diez, who landed in America in 1812 3
Victor Diez, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1826 3
Angel Vincente Diez, aged 32, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Francisco Diez, who landed in America in 1833 3
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Diez migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Diez Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Leonor Diez, who landed in Cuba in 1833 3
Rodrigo Diez, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 3
Bartolome Diez, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 3
Diego Diez, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 3
Hernando Diez, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Diez (post 1700) +

Alisa Diez, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004 5
Friedrich Christian Diez (1794-1876), German philologist
Hormando Vaca Diez (b. 1949), Bolivian politician, President of the upper house (Senate) of the Bolivian National Congress

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html