Lomeli
A likely Hispanic surname with roots in a place-name or regional family name, probably from Spanish or Italian usage.
The #2,922 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 25,177 Americans shares it.
Etymology
No single well-attested derivation can be confirmed from the available evidence, but Lomeli looks like a Romance-language surname built from a place-name or local family identifier. In Spanish contexts it may reflect a toponymic formation; in Italian it could also fit a southern place-based surname pattern. The form itself does not have an obvious transparent meaning in modern Spanish or Italian, so its exact root remains uncertain.
History
The surname is found today mainly in Hispanic-American communities, especially in the United States, which is consistent with a surname carried through Spanish-language family lines and later expanded by migration. Because the form is relatively uncommon and no direct dictionary entry was available here, its earlier history is best treated cautiously. Localized family branches may have distinct origins that are not all the same.
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Fun fact
In U.S. census data, Lomeli is uncommon but not rare, showing the kind of surname that often preserves a highly localized family history.