Loza 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 Loza 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 Loza is a nickname type of surname for a person who was in good health and who had an exuberant personality. The name Loza is derived Spanish word "lozano," which means "exuberant" or "vibrant."

Early Origins of the Loza family

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

Early History of the Loza family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loza research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1142, 1607 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Loza History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Loza 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 Loza family

Notable bearers of the family name Loza

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 Pedro Lozano
nineteenth century Venezuelan poet and diplomat Abigail Lozano
nineteenth century Colombian naturalist and politician Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Loza Ranking

In the United States, the name Loza is the 10,333^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Loza migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loza Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M F Loza, aged 44, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Loza (post 1700) +

Stan Loza (b. 1963), American professional football player
Steven Joseph "Steve" Loza (b. 1952), American professor of ethnomusicology at UCLA
Kyle Loza (b. 1986), American FMX (Freestyle Motocross ) Rider
Alejandra Orozco Loza (b. 1997), Mexican diver known as Alejandra Orozco, who one silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics, at 15 she became the youngest athlete to represent Mexico at the 2012 Olympic games. In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal
Yuri Eduardovich Loza (b. 1954), Soviet and Russian singer, poet and composer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)