Llerana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Llerana

What does the name Llerana mean?

The origins of the Llerana 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 Llerana 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 Llerana family

The surname Llerana 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 Llerana family

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Llerana Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Llerena, Lerena, Llerenas, Lerenas, Llerana and others.

Early Notables of the Llerana 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 1787, and later, the 1st Count of Lerena, in 1791. Agustín López...
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Migration of the Llerana family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso de Llerena, a Spanish emigrant, who was the founder, in 1571, of the villa Llerena Royal and Mine of Sobrerote, in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.