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De La Paz Family History

De La Paz Surname Meaning

Spanish: from the second element of a personal name formed with the Christian religious (Marian) epithet de la Paz ‘of the peace’ (see Paz).

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De La Paz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De La Paz family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 2 De La Paz families living in Texas. This was about 22% of all the recorded De La Paz's in USA. Texas had the highest population of De La Paz families in 1920.
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Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, De La Paz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for De La Paz in 1966 was 54, and 74 in 2004.

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