How common is the surname Loza?

9,011 people in the United States had the surname Loza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,263 Americans. It ranked 3,949th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Loza?

Remedios Loza Alvarado, Bolivian politic (1949–2018), followed by Santiago Loza.

Where is the surname Loza most common?

Wikidata records people named Loza in Bolivia and Argentina.

Is the surname Loza getting more or less common?

More common. 6,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,011 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Loza

A Spanish surname, carried by 9,011 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loza is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,011 people named Loza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,263 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,665.

#3,949

rank among US surnames

9,011

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+35.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,832)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,940	Barnhill	9,040	34,153
#3,942	Moreira	9,037	34,165
#3,943	Moreau	9,035	34,172
#3,944	Halstead	9,027	34,202
#3,945	Sanabria	9,026	34,206
#3,947	Goble	9,022	34,221
#3,948	Crutchfield	9,019	34,233

Who is named Loza

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Loza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lozas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Remedios Loza Alvarado
Bolivian politic (1949–2018)
Santiago Loza
Argentine film director, born 1971

Notable Lozas come mostly from Bolivia (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loza

Loza has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Loza come from?: 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
How common is the surname Loza?: 9,011 people in the United States had the surname Loza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,263 Americans. It ranked 3,949th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loza?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Loza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Loza?: Remedios Loza Alvarado, Bolivian politic (1949–2018), followed by Santiago Loza.
Where is the surname Loza most common?: Wikidata records people named Loza in Bolivia and Argentina.
Is the surname Loza getting more or less common?: More common. 6,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,011 in 2010, up 35%.