The surname Laras was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain. However, the Larrain branch of the family hailed from the Basque Country in northern Spain. There are two branches of this family: Los Marqueses (The Marquess) the descendants of Santiago de Larraín y Vicuña who arrived in Chile in 1685 and Los Ochocientos (The 800s) the descendants of Martín José de Larraín y Salas who arrived in Chile in 1733. Today, the Larrain has its highest incidence in Chile where it can also be spelt Larraín or Larraìn.
Early History of the Laras family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laras research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1167, 1469, 1634, 1645, 1666, 1700, 1748 and 1776 are included under the topic Early Laras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Laras Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Larrea, Larra, Lara, Larrinaga, Larras and others.
Early Notables of the Laras family
were Santiago de Larraín y Vicuña (1666- 1748), knight of the Order of Santiago, president of the Royal Audiencia of Quito and founder of Los Marqueses who married Mónica Teresa... Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Laras Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Laras family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Agustina De Lara, who arrived in Peru in 1592; Catalina de Lara, who arrived in Cuba in 1593; Juan de Lara, who came to New Spain in 1578; Marcisco DeLa Larra, who came to New Orleans in 1836.
