Given name & surname · also Spanish
Loza
“earthenware”
Loza is a surname from Spanish (ultimately Proto-Slavic).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loza goes back to Spanish loza, meaning “earthenware.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Loza comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Loza as a surname developed from Łoza. In English usage, Loza as a surname developed from Лоза.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 144
- 0 boys · 144 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,230 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,230 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 157 as a first name in 2020; 8,964 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Loza’s family of names
In English usage, Loza as a surname developed from the Polish form Łoza. In Greek usage, Loza as a surname is a transliteration of Λόζα. In English usage, Loza as a surname developed from the Russian form Лоза.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Loza has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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