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