What We Know About the Luzia Surname

Ancestors listed as Luzia are often found as Luz a generation earlier. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Light”.

Luzia coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Luzia, so the heraldry linked to Luz is a starting point, not an automatic right.

How the spelling arose

The ending -ia in Luzia marks an Portuguese derivative of the root behind Luz. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Da Luz.

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