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Where did the Spanish Diez family come from? What is the Spanish Diez family crest and coat of arms? When did the Diez family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Diez family history?

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."

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

First found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Diez research. Another 442 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1056 and 1233 are included under the topic Early Diez History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 85 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Diez Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Diez Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Hans Jerg Diez, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737

Diez Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Antonio Diez, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804
  • Maria Diez, who landed in America in 1812
  • Victor Diez, aged 30, landed in New Orleans, La in 1826
  • Angel Vincente Diez, aged 32, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829
  • Francisco Diez, who landed in America in 1833


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  • Hormando Vaca Diez (b. 1949), Bolivian politician, President of the upper house (Senate) of the Bolivian National Congress
  • Friedrich Christian Diez (1794-1876), German philologist


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  1. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  2. Archivo General De Indias, Sevilla. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias durante los Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Edited by the docents of the General Indian Archives under the Director of the Archives, Don Cristobal Bermudez Plata 3 Volumes - Volume 1 1509-1534. Sevilla, Spain: Imprenta de la Gavidia, 1940. Print.
  3. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  4. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  5. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  6. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  7. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  8. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
  9. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  10. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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The Diez Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Diez Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 16 March 2010 at 07:11.

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