From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Lozana family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Lozana is a nickname type of surname for a person who was in good health and who had an exuberant personality. The name Lozana is derived Spanish word "lozano," which means "exuberant" or "vibrant."
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Early Origins of the Lozana family
The surname Lozana was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
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Early History of the Lozana family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lozana research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1142, 1607 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Lozana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Lozana Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lozano, de Lozano, Lozana, Loza, Luzán, de Luzán, Luzan, de Luzan, Luxán, de Luxán, Luxan and many more.
Early Notables of the Lozana family
Notable bearers of the family name Lozana were sixteenth century Spanish military officer Domingo Lozano; seventeenth century Spanish poet Cristóbal Lozano; Francisco Ruiz Lozano (1607-1677), a Peruvian soldier, astronomer, mathematician and educator; eighteenth century Spanish historian and ethnographer... Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lozana Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Lozana family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sebastián Lozano, who voyaged to America in 1540. He was the first European to navigate the Magdalena River in Colombia, and he brought much plant and cattle stock to the New World from Spain. Other early migrants to the New World were Mateo Lozano, who sailed to America in 1512.
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