Lleras (surname)

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.

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.

Members of the Colombian political Lleras family

 * Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906–1990), 20th president of Colombia
 * Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1908–1994), 21st president of Colombia, First Lady Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras (1919-2004)
 * Germán Vargas Lleras (born 1962), 12th vice president of Colombia