Liras Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

In the Spanish register, Liras appears 293 times as a first surname and 258 times as a second one.

If your family name is Liras, its origin lies with Lira, a Portuguese surname. In origin, the name means “Lyre”. The extra “s” in Liras is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Lyra.

Liras coat of arms

Arms linked to Lira and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Liras family name pack.