The Llamas Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Counting heads is the honest place to start with Llamas. Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Llamas under several forms. Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Llamas, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

Spain's INE counts 11,691 residents with Llamas as first surname and 11,483 with it as second. The 2010 US Census counted 11,028 people named Llamas, ranking it number 3,275 among American surnames. Hispanic and Latino Americans made up 91% of the total.

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Llamas coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Research your Llamas family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.