From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Luzan 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 Luzan is a nickname type of surname for a person who was in good health and who had an exuberant personality. The name Luzan is derived Spanish word "lozano," which means "exuberant" or "vibrant."
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Early Origins of the Luzan family
The surname Luzan was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
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Early History of the Luzan family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Luzan research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1142, 1607 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Luzan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Luzan 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 Luzan family
Notable bearers of the family name Luzan 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 Luzan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Luzan migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Luzan Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
Luzan migration to the United States 
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