Explore the Family Name Deliz

The meaning of Deliz

1. Galician (De Liz): habitational name for someone from Liz in Lugo province, Galicia. This surname is rare in Spain. Compare Liz. 2. Hispanic: variant of 1, with fused preposition de ‘from’, or an altered form of Delis. This form of the surname is also found in Spain, where it is rare. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Eduardo, Roberto, Angel, Aurea, Auria, Eleuteria, Ernesto, Felipe, Fernando, Gerardo, Guadalupe.

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How common is the last name Deliz in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Deliz has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Deliz was the 39,176th most common name in the United States, with 529 individuals bearing this surname. By 2010, the ranking had dropped slightly to 39,486, even though the number of individuals with this surname rose to 557. This represents an increase of about 5.29% over that decade. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there's a decrease of 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,176	#39,486	-0.79%
Count	529	557	5.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deliz

Turning to the ethnicity of those carrying the Deliz surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with this surname identify as Hispanic, which increased from 73.53% to 79.71%. Those identifying as White decreased from 23.25% to 18.67%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black have dropped to zero by 2010. The category for Two or more races remained stagnant at zero, and there was no change reported for American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	73.53%	79.71%	8.4%
White	23.25%	18.67%	-19.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.13%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.32%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%