Luzader History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Luzader

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

Early Origins of the Luzader family

Early History of the Luzader family

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

Luzader 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 Luzader family

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; eighteenth century Spanish diplomat and...
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Migration of the Luzader family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sebastián Lozano, who voyaged to America in 1540. He was the first European to navigate the Magdalena River in Colombia, and he brought much plant and cattle stock to the New World from Spain. Other early migrants to the New World were Mateo Lozano, who sailed to America in 1512.