Luxán History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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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."

Early Origins of the Luxán family

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

Early History of the Luxán family

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.

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 Luxán family

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...
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Luxán migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Luxán Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Pedro de Luxán, who sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535
Antonio de Luxán, who sailed to Guatemala in 1538

Luxán Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juana De Luxan, who landed in New Spain in 1876 1

Citations +

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)