Lerma History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Spanish surname Lerma is of toponymic origin, that is, it is derived from a place-name; most likely from Lerma in the province of Burgos, in Castilla la Vieja.

Early Origins of the Lerma family

The surname Lerma was first found in Castile.

Early History of the Lerma family

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Lerma Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lerma, Lermas and others.

Early Notables of the Lerma family

Prominent among bearers of the Lerma family name at this time was

Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma (1553-1623), Spanish statesman, who was made premier of Spain upon King Philip III's accession (1598) and controlled the government for 20 years...
Hernando de Lerma (b. 1541) was a Spanish conqueror, politician, lawyer, named Governor of Tucumán, (in present day Argentina), founder of the city of Salta, northwest Argentina, in 1582...

Lerma Ranking

In the United States, the name Lerma is the 3,779^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Lerma migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lerma Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gonzalo De Lerma, who arrived in America in 1827 2
Juan De Lerma, who landed in America in 1828 2
Pedro De Lerma, who arrived in America in 1828 2
Andry Lerma, aged 38, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Gregorio Lerma, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1881 2
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Lerma Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mariano Lerma, aged 14, who settled in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1907
Schmul Lerma, aged 25, who landed in America from Buzan, Russia, in 1907
Joaquena Ade Lerma, aged 40, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1911
Catalina Lerma, aged 19, who immigrated to America from Havana, Cuba, in 1911
Martin Lerma, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Havana, Cuba, in 1917
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lerma (post 1700) +

Arnaldo "Arnie" Pagliarini Lerma (b. 1950), American writer and activist
Steve Lerma, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008 3
Joan Lerma i Blasco (b. 1951), Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Miguel A Lerma, Spanish member of Northwestern University (Illinois), Department of Mathematics (1998-)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html