Show ContentsDe luxán History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished De 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 De luxán is a nickname type of surname for a person who was in good health and who had an exuberant personality. The name De luxán is derived Spanish word "lozano," which means "exuberant" or "vibrant."

Early Origins of the De luxán family

The surname De luxán was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the De luxán family

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De luxán 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 De luxán family

Notable bearers of the family name De 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...
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United States De luxán migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De luxán Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco DeLuxan, who arrived in Peru in 1835 1
  • Pedro DeLuxan, who landed in New Spain in 1838 1
  • Antonio DeLuxan, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 1


  1. 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)


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