Lera is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lera
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Spain
Meaning: The name is quite common in Spain, but I do not know the precise geographical origin. If Castilian, we can think of the word "llera" (= stony ground). If it is Basque, we consider the word "LERR" (or "Lehrer"), which means the pine. If it is Catalan, it could be an agglutination of the "era" (= area).

How popular is Lera?

Lera is common in Spain.

Lera is ranked 120516 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leras grew by 18.42105 per cent to 360 since 2000 and ranked 56710 after elevating 5003 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 46.94 40.13
White 43.89 50.99
Black 4.72 2.63
Lera is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Spain which may be its originating country too. Around 3327 people have been found who wears Lera as their family name. Lera have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,391 Guyana5
82,478 South Africa2
123,175 Tanzania1
31,584 Peru1
9,116 Nicaragua1
279,271 Australia1
153,416 Italy1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,057 Trinidad and Tobago30
133,639 Canada18
Countries with hundreds of Lera:
37,488 India907
24,974 Indonesia435
84,239 United States279
Countries with thousands of Lera:
2,872 Spain1,646

Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Agostino Lera from Segromigno, Italy aboard the La Bourgogne from Havre. He is registered to be 27 years old when he arrived in Calumet Mi on March 27, 1898. Farmer Alfredo Lera, Carlo Lera, aged 39, 22 years old Domenico Lera, Emmanuele Lera (23) Farmer, Fco. Lera (27) Smith, Franco. Lera (32) Laborer, Laborer Giovanni Lera, Farmer Giuseppe Lera, and 14 other Lera around 47.83% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer and peasant migrated to US from Havre, Bordeaux, Marseilles & Naples and Genoa.

Comments

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Ginny Arn
 The origin of the name is Basque there are several possibilities for this etymological name - either it comes from the word lera which means the place of the sled - or it comes from the word meaning Leher: spruce; and by extension where spruces grow this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Lera Namesakes

  • Ale Lera, Musical artist
  • Anik Leray, Screenwriter
  • Anik Leray, Screenwriter
  • Arslane Lerari, Actor
  • Antonio F. Lera, Writer
  • Candice LeRae, Professional wrestler
  • Candice LeRae, Professional wrestler
  • Gaétan Lerat, Musical artist
  • Gaétan Lerat, Musical artist
  • Candice LeRae, Professional wrestler

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