Lugassi
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Lugassi (also spelled "Lugasi", "Lugassy", "Lugacy" or in some cases "Lugashi") is a Sephardic Jewish surname which originated in the Asturian town of Llugás .[1] Jews mostly began to carry this name after the 1492 expulsion.
Notable people with the name include:
- Oshri Lugasi, Chief Combat Engineering Corps Officer of the IDF
- Daniella Lugassy, Israeli soprano opera singer
- Talia Lugacy, American film director, writer, producer, and a Screen Studies assistant professor.
- Gary Lugassy, French Tennis player
- Moti Lugasi, Israeli taekwando fighter
- Moshe Lugasi, Israeli footballer
- Moses Lugassy, 19th Century Moroccan born British businessman and Zionist activist