Llerena History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The origins of the Llerena 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 Llerena 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 Llerena family

The surname Llerena 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 Llerena family

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Llerena Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Llerena family

Prominent among bearers of the Llerena family name at this time was

Cristobal de Llerena, a Spanish Dominican priest, writer and musician, who lived during the XVi century (circa 1540-1610)...

Llerena migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Llerena Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Del Llerena, who landed in America in 1812 1
Beatriz De Llerena, who arrived in Peru in 1879 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Llerena (post 1700) +

Fernando Llerena, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004 2
Juan Llerena (1825-1900), Argentine poet, lawyer, politician, and Senador, eponym of the town of Juan Llerena, founded in 1906
Rafael Mario Ramón Llerena (1913-2006), Cuban intellectual who worked alongside Fidel Castro early in the Revolutions, but later, broke with Castro and fled to Miami
Marco Llerena, Chilean University Professor, and Chief of Scenic Arts for the Cultural Council
Dr. Jose Llerena, appointed first Dean for the Faculty of Odontology at the University of El Salvador
Julio Llerena, Peruvian writer

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html