The surname Lleras is derived from an Asturian surname originally written "Llera", derived from the Asturian word "llera", meaning "hillside" or "sloping ground", eventually Castilianized as Lleras.[1][2]
Variations of the Hispanic spelling "Lleras" include: Llera, Lleraz, Llerena, Llerandi and Llerasi.
The Lleras family has occupied a family seat in Gijón, in the north of Asturias.[3]
People with the Lleras name
Members of the Colombian political Lleras family
- Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906–1990), 20th president of Colombia
- Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1908–1994), 21th president of Colombia, First Lady Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras (1919-2004)
- Germán Vargas Lleras (born 1962), 12th vice president of Colombia
See also
Notes & references
- ↑ "Lleras". heraldicafamiliar.com.
- ↑ "Apellido Lleras". significadodeapellidos.com.
- ↑ "Apellido Lleras: Significado, Origen y Historia". esp-apellidos.com.
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