About Loyola
The surname Loyola is of Basque origin and is derived from the place name Loyola, a small town in the Basque region of Spain. The name Loyola is believed to have originated from the Basque words "loi" meaning "mud" and "ola" meaning "beautiful," suggesting that the surname may have originally referred to a person from a beautiful muddy area. The most famous bearer of this surname is Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Loyola based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Loyola in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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