Diez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Diez family
The surname Diez was first found in Hessen, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. Diez, the geographical origin of the name, is a town with a castle (later a prison) that belonged to the counts of Nassau-Dillenburg, in what was Hesse-Nassau. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.
Early History of the Diez family
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Diez Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Diez, Diets, Diedse, Dietze, Diets, Deetz and others.
Early Notables of the Diez family
Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Diez were
- he later donated his famous library to the Imperial Library of Berlin. Friedrich Christian Diez (1794-1876) was the founder of Romance philology, the grammatical study of French, Spanish, and other la...
Diez Ranking
In the United States, the name Diez is the 8,658th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Diez is ranked the 2,099th 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.
4Diez 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