# Loyola (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/loyola/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Basque |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,508 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,279 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 88,012 people |
| Change since 2000 | +49% (2,362 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish, from Basque Loiola.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Loyola in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 75% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 17% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Loyola in Chile and Belgium.

## People named Loyola

- Margot Loyola, (1918–2015)
- Neisser Loyola, Belgian fencer

## Similar surnames

Leal, Lilly, Lyle, Lilley, Lowell, Lally, Lail, Lillie, Lal, Lile, Lawley, Lall.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.