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Etymology of Lolita

What does the name Lolita mean?

The distinguished Spanish surname Lolita 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.

Early Origins of the Lolita family

The surname Lolita was first found in the mountainous Basque region in the province of Guipúzcoa.

Early History of the Lolita family

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Lolita Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loyola, Loiola, Loila, Lola, Lolita, Loya, Loyo and others.

Early Notables of the Lolita family

Ignatius de Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, sainted St. Ignatius. He was born in 1491 in Azpeitia in the Basque region of Spain, grew up in a powerful family, and became an army officer. It was while he lay wounded by a French cannon ball that he first began to read of the lives...
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Migration of the Lolita family

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.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lolita (post 1700) +

  • Lolita A. "Lolit" Solis (1947-2025), Filipino talk show host, entertainment news writer, and talent manager
  • Lolita Pille (b. 1982), French author, best known for her early novels: Hell (2002, France) and Bubble Gum
  • Lolita Rodriguez (1935-2016), born Dolores Marquez Clark, Philippine multiple award winning actress
  • Lolita Files, contemporary American author of several novels
  • Lolita Davidovich, American actress
  • Lolita Hilliard (1908-1997), American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Tucker County Democratic Party, 1949-62 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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