Lilla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Lilla family

The surname Lilla was first found in Granada, in southern Spain. They arrived in Spain from France during the era of King Don Alfonso IX of Castile.

Early History of the Lilla family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lilla research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1603 and 1630 are included under the topic Early Lilla History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lilla Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lillo, Lilla, Lillas, Lillos and others.

Early Notables of the Lilla family

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Lilla migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lilla Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Angelo Maria Lilla, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lilla (post 1700) +

Lilla Charlton (1899-1994), American mother of the famed actor Charlton Heston, born John Charles Carter, but assumed the forename of Charlton in honor of his mother

Citations +

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)