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Etymology of Lozano

What does the name Lozano mean?

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

Early Origins of the Lozano family

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

Early History of the Lozano family

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

Lozano 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 Lozano family

Notable bearers of the family name Lozano

  • 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

Lozano Ranking

In the United States, the name Lozano is the 1,038th most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Lozano is ranked the 1,591st most popular surname with an estimated 3,739 people with that name. 2


Lozano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lozano Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Mateo Lozano, who sailed to America in 1512
  • Alonso Lozano, who sailed to America in 1513
  • Rodrigo Lozano, who sailed to America in 1513
  • Andrés Lozano, who sailed to America in 1528
  • Diego Lozano, who sailed to America in 1528
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Lozano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mateo Lozano, who landed in America in 1812 3
  • Pedro Lozano, who arrived in America in 1813 3
  • Rodrigo Lozano, who arrived in America in 1813 3
  • Alonso Lozano, who landed in America in 1813 3
  • John Lozano, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1827 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lozano (post 1700) +

  • Ignacio Eugenio Lozano Jr. (1927-2023), American diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador
  • Florencia Lozano (b. 1969), American three-time ALMA Award nominated actress
  • J. Luis Lozano, American artist
  • Conrad Lozano (b. 1951), American bass player for Los Lobos
  • Margarita de las Flores Lozano Jiménez (1931-2022), Spanish actress known for her career in Italian films including A Fistful of Dollars, Pigsty, The Night of the Shooting Stars, Kaos and Good Morning Babylon
  • José Jiménez Lozano (1930-2020), Spanish writer who was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2002
  • Demetrio Lozano Jarque (b. 1975), Spanish gold and three-time bronze medalist handball player
  • Rafael Lozano Muñoz (b. 1970), Spanish two-time bronze medalist boxer
  • Don Fernando de Buen y Lozano (1895-1962), Spanish ichthyologist and oceanographer
  • Sergio Lozano Martínez (b. 1988), Spanish futsal player
  • ... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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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