Lugassi

Lugassi (also spelled "Lugasi", "Lugassy", "Lugacy" or in some cases "Lugashi") is a Sephardic Jewish surname which originated in the Asturian town of Llugás. 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