| ![Show Contents]() Lerena History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of LerenaWhat does the name Lerena mean? The origins of the Lerena surname are unclear; it is thought that perhaps the word "llerena" comes from "llera," in turn from the Latin "glarea," or "gravel," describing a rocky land. The Lerena surname may also derives from the place-name Llerena, which is located in the province of Badajoz, in the region of Extremadura (southern Spain, bordering Portugal), though others suppose that the place was named after the family. The place-name Llerena is said to derive from the word "erena" which means "laurel tree." Early Origins of the Lerena familyThe surname Lerena was first found in Veldorado, in the province of Burgos, in Old Castile. Other sources have it that the origin of Lerena is Moorish: Arab parchments by Asi Ben Azar tell of Al Manzor, "the hammer of Christians" and of Ibrahim Lerena Azar, a warrior that fought by his side in the conquest of Spain. The Moorish family Lerena was said to be established in Aragon and La Rioja. Early History of the Lerena familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lerena research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1540, 1610, 1622, 1734, 1785, 1787 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Lerena History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lerena Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Llerena, Lerena, Llerenas, Lerenas, Llerana and others. Early Notables of the Lerena family- Cristobal de Llerena, a Spanish Dominican priest, writer and musician, who lived during the XVi century (circa 1540-1610)...
- Juan Lopez de Lerena, was born in Velorado in 1622...
- Pedro Lopez of Lerena and Cuenca, born in Valdemoro in 1734, was Secretary of State and Officer of the Royal Treasury, Mayor of the city of Cuenca, who was made a Knight of the Order of Santiago in 17...
- Agustín López de Lerena y Cuenca was made a member of the Royal Order of in Valladolid in 1785...
| Lerena migration to the United States | + |
Lerena Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Luis De Lerena, who arrived in America in 1814 1
- Francisco De Lerena, who arrived in Florida in 1838 1
- Juan De Lerena, who landed in Peru in 1877 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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