Find out how popular the last name Luisa is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Luisa.

Luisa, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Luisa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luisa in America

Luisa is the 91625th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luisa surname appeared 201 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Luisa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luisa to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Luisa

The surname Luisa is of Spanish origin, originating in the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is derived from the personal name Luisa, which is the Spanish form of the French name Louise, itself derived from the Germanic name Hlodovicus or Chlodovechus, meaning "famous warrior."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Luisa can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain, particularly in Andalusia and Castile. It is believed that the name was initially bestowed upon individuals who were born on the feast day of Saint Louise of France, a 13th-century Franciscan nun.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Luisa was Pedro Luisa, a nobleman and landowner from Seville, who was mentioned in a legal document dated 1289. Another notable figure was Juana Luisa, a renowned poet and scholar from Toledo, who lived in the late 14th century.

Throughout the subsequent centuries, the Luisa surname spread across Spain and its colonies in the Americas, particularly in Mexico and Peru. It was also adopted by Sephardic Jewish families who had emigrated from Spain during the Inquisition.

In the 16th century, the Luisa surname appears in several historical records, including the Book of the Lineages of Spain, which documented noble families and their coats of arms. One prominent individual from this period was Diego Luisa, a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Luisa surname gained prominence in various parts of Spain and its territories. Notable figures included Maria Luisa de Borbón (1688-1714), a Spanish princess who became the first wife of Philip V of Spain, and José Luisa de Carvajal (1698-1782), a Spanish colonial administrator who served as the Viceroy of Peru from 1761 to 1776.

In the 19th century, the Luisa surname continued to be well-represented in various fields, including literature, politics, and the arts. One notable individual was Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga (1814-1873), a Cuban writer and poet who used the pseudonym "Tula" and was renowned for her romantic novels and plays.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luisa

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Luisa.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Luisa was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Luisa has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Luisa was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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