# Loza (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/loza/  
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 | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,011 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,949 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,263 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (6,665 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Multiple etymologies, including: * toponyms in Spain, probably from Spanish loza (“earthenware”) * Polish łoza (“grey willow”), Ukrainian лоза (loza, “willow, osier”), Russian лоза (loza, “vine”), or similar terms in related languages; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *loza

## Who carries it

Share of people named Loza 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) | 5.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Loza in Bolivia and Argentina.

## People named Loza

- Remedios Loza Alvarado, Bolivian politic (1949–2018)
- Santiago Loza, Argentine film director

## Similar surnames

Loaiza, Loeza, Lozoya, Loja, Lewis, Leach, Lugo, Lake, Locke, Louis, Lacy, Lacey.

## 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.