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

Noble surnames, such as Luz, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. 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.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Lucero, Lucío, Lucio, Luz, de Luz, de la Luz, Luzío, de Luzío, Luzio and many more.

First found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Luz research. Another 516 words(37 lines of text) covering the years 1129, 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1238, 1282, and 1469 are included under the topic Early Luz History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Luz Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Juan Luz, who sailed to America in 1527
  • Alonso de Luz sailed to Peru in 1592

Luz Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Maria DeLa Luz, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1857
  • Alejandro Luz, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1875
  • Johann Gottlieb Luz, who arrived in America in 1882
  • Johann Bernhardt Luz, who settled in North America in 1882
  • Alonso De Luz, who landed in Peru in 1892

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  2. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  3. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  4. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  5. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  6. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
  7. Carr, Raymond. Spain, 1808-1975. 2nd Ed. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 978-0198221272).
  8. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  9. Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
  10. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Luz Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Luz 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.

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