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Early Origins of the Lillard family

The surname Lillard 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 Lillard family

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Lillard Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Lillard family

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Lillard Ranking

In the United States, the name Lillard is the 6,857th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Lillard family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pero De Lillo, who came to America in 1534; Alonso De Lillo, who arrived in Peru in 1578; and Eduardo Lillo Castillo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860..


Contemporary Notables of the name Lillard (post 1700) +

  • Walter Huston "Cappy" Lillard (1881-1967), American football coach and educator
  • Charles "Red" Lillard (1944-1997), American poet and historian
  • Robert Eugene Lillard (1913-1991), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Matthew Lynn Lillard (b. 1970), American actor and producer
  • Joseph Johnny Lillard Jr. (1905-1978), American football, baseball, and basketball player
  • William Lillard, American politician, Delegate to Missouri State Constitutional Convention from Cooper County, 1820 2
  • Rufus Lillard, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948 2
  • John Frank Lillard Jr., American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1960 2
  • James P. Lillard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1888 2
  • David Lillard, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008 2
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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