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The distinguished Spanish surname Loyo is of local origin, being one of those surnames based on the name of a place where a man once lived or where he once owned land. During the Middle Ages, feudal lords adopted the name of their estates or lands as a family name, which they then passed on, along with the property, to their sons and heirs.
The surname Loyo was first found in the mountainous Basque region in the province of Guipúzcoa.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loyo research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1491 and 1614 are included under the topic Early Loyo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Loyola, Loiola, Loila, Lola, Lolita, Loya, Loyo and others.
Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco De Loyola, who came to New Spain in 1567; Isabel de Loyola, who arrived in New Spain in 1570; Hernando De Loya who sailed from Seville to New Spain in 1574.