Luis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Luis family

The surname Luis was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They held estates in both Lorraine and Brittany but the earliest records are in Lorraine. They were nobility in Lorraine from 1578 to 1724.

Early History of the Luis family

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Luis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Louis, Loys, Lews, Luys, Lewey, Lewie, Looie, Luyie, Louyey and many more.

Early Notables of the Luis family

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Luis Ranking

In the United States, the name Luis is the 4,721^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Luis is ranked the 4,247^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Luis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Luis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carlos Luis, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Juan Bautista Luis, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Pedro Luis, aged 46, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1818 3
Joseph Luis, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Luis Luis, aged 35, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Luis (post 1700) +

Juan Francisco Luis (1940-2011), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virgin Islands, 1975-78; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1978-86 4
Rasheya Jasmin Luis (b. 1973), Filipino sport shooter at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Antonio Luis, doctor and teacher of medicine and philosophy and Inspector of military hospitals, he invented curved scissors and a flat knife which was used in surgery
Jorge Luis Pupo (b. 1982), Cuban diver who specialized in individual and synchronized springboard events
José Luis Abellán (1933-2023), Spanish philosopher
José Luis Álvarez y Álvarez (1930-2023), Spanish politician, Mayor of Madrid from 3 March 1978 to 5 January 1979
Jose Luis Rivera (1960-2022), ring name of Marcelino Rivera Alicea, a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, Conquistador #1 or Conquistador Uno
José Luis Pacheco Gómez (1947-2022), Spanish footballer who played 85 matches as a goalkeeper (1967-1981)
Jorge Luis Lona (1935-2022), Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop Emeritus of San Luis (2001-2011)
Jose Luis Violeta Lajusticia (1941-2022), Spaniard association football player, midfielder for Real Zaragoza

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html