Show ContentsLucio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Lucio, 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.

The name Luz is a Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name and surname, meaning light.

Early Origins of the Lucio family

The surname Lucio was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Lucio family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lucio research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1129, 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1238, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Lucio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lucio Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Lucio family

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Lucio Ranking

In the United States, the name Lucio is the 5,121st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Lucio family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Luz, who sailed to America in 1527; Francisco de Luzío sailed to Guatemala in 1538; Alonso de Luz sailed to Peru in 1592.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lucio (post 1700) +

  • Eddie III Lucio, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives 38th District; Elected 2006; Elected unopposed 2008, 2010; Elected 2012; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008 2
  • Eddie Lucio Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State Senate 27th District; Elected unopposed 1992; Elected 1994; Elected unopposed 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012 2
  • Lourdes Lucio, Spanish journalist
  • Armando Lucio Walle, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 140th District 3
  • Lucio Valle (1936-2022), Italian politician, member of the Christian Democracy party, Mayor of Frosinone from 1990 to 1992
  • Lucio D. San Pedro (1913-2002), Filipino composer and teacher who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1991
  • Lucio Ceccarini (1930-2009), Italian bronze medalist water polo player at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  • Lucio Lombardo- Radice (1916-1982), Italian mathematician
  • Lucio Pulido (d. 1898), Venezuelan statesman and diplomat
  • Lucio Magri (1932-2011), Italian journalist and politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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