Loizeau: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Loizeau and Loiseau are two spellings with one history. The name is usually explained as “The bird”.

A variant of Loiseau

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Loizeau has “z” where Loiseau has “s”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Oiseau.

From 1891 to 2000, 3,340 births in France were registered under Loizeau. The name became more frequent over the century.

Heraldry and the Loizeau name

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