Show ContentsLarez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The noble Spanish surname Larez is toponymic in origin, which means that it is derived from the name of the ancestral home of the first person who took the name. The suffix "-es" or "-ez" means "descendant of," and therefore the surname Larez means "descendant of Lare."

Early Origins of the Larez family

The surname Larez was first found in the mountain range situated in the southern province of Badajoz.

Early History of the Larez family

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Larez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lares, Larez, Lariz, Laredo, Lareze and others.

Early Notables of the Larez family

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United States Larez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Larez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Rodrigo De Larez, who landed in America in 1813 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Larez (post 1700) +

  • Francisco Larez Granado (b. 1919), Venezuelan journalist


  1. 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)


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