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![Show Contents]() Luz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of LuzWhat does the name Luz mean? Noble surnames, such as Luz, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century. The name Luz is a Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name and surname, meaning light. Early Origins of the Luz familyThe surname Luz was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Early History of the Luz familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Luz research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1129, 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1238, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Luz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Luz Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lucero, Lucío, Lucio, Luz, de Luz, de la Luz, Luzío, de Luzío, Luzio and many more. Early Notables of the Luz familyMore information is included under the topic Early Luz Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Luz RankingIn the United States, the name Luz is the 15,757th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Luz Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Juan Luz, who sailed to America in 1527
- Alonso de Luz, who sailed to Peru in 1592
Luz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Maria DeLa Luz, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1857 2
- Alejandro Luz, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1875 2
- Johann Gottlieb Luz, who arrived in America in 1882 2
- Johann Bernhardt Luz, who settled in North America in 1882
- Alonso De Luz, who landed in Peru in 1892 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Luz (post 1700) | + |
- Adolfo António da Luz Calisto (1944-2024), simply known as Adolfo, Portuguese footballer
- Arturo Rogerio Luz (1926-2021), Filipino artist, a Philippine National Artist awardee in visual arts
- Antonio Luz Furtado (b. 1934), Brazilian computer scientist
- Carmen Luz Barbieri (b. 1955), Argentine actress, dancer, stand-up comedian, theatre director and producer
- Martha Luz Hildebrandt Pérez-Treviño (b. 1925), Peruvian linguist and Fujimorist politician, the second woman to be President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (1999)
- Victoria Luz Cartagena (b. 1985), American theater, film, and television actress, known for Servant (2021), Manifest (2018-2019), and You (2018)
- Luz Maria Rivas (b. 1974), American politician, Member of the California State Assembly (2018-)
- Luz Odilia Font (1929-2022), née Arocho, a Puerto Rican actress, best remembered for her role as "Clara" in the 2013 Puerto Rican film production, "The Condemned"
- Luz María Puente (1923-2021), American born Mexican pianist from Los Angeles
- Luz Valdivieso (b. 1977), Chilean actress
- "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)
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