Sierra Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Sierra last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Sierra last name
Meaning of the Sierra last name: "mountain range". Sierra is a Spanish surname for someone who lived in the mountains, from sierra, "saw", used for jagged ranges, or came from a place called Sierra. The Catalan and Portuguese form is Serra. The last name is common across Spain and Latin America.
Arms associated with the Sierra name
In Spain a coat of arms was often carved over the family house, and Sierra heraldry shares that habit.
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Sierra name FAQ
What does the Sierra name mean?
"mountain range". Common variants include Serra, Sierras.
Where does the Sierra surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Colombia and Cuba.
Is there a Sierra coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Sierra coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, MarÃa Asunción Ribes & Antonio GarcÃa, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).