Jara ( surname ) - wikipedia Jara ( surname ) Jara is a spanish surname, popular in various places in southern Spain, meaning rockrose or cistus. Contents 1 People with the surname 1.1 Association football 1.1. 1 Europe 1.1. 2 North America 1.1. 3 South America 1.2 Other people People with the surname Association football Europe Francisco Chaparro Jara ( born 1942 ), Spanish footballer and manager Kurt Jara ( born 1950 ), Austrian footballer Santi Jara ( born 1991 ), Spanish footballer North America Claudio Jara ( born 1959 ), Costa Rican footballer Francisco Jara ( born 1941 ), Mexican footballer Geovanny Jara ( born 1967 ), Costa Rican footballer Guillermo Jara ( born 1973 ), American football ( soccer ) player South America Ángel Jara ( born 1936 ), Paraguayan footballer Cristino Jara ( born 1973 ), Paraguayan footballer Diego Jara ( born 1983 ), Argentinian footballer Franco Jara ( born 1988 ), Argentinian footballer Gonzalo Jara ( born 1985 ), Chilean footballer Gualberto Jara ( born 1959 ), Paraguayan football manager in Chile Francisco Jara ( born 1991 ), Argentinian footballer Rodrigo Jara ( born 1985 ), Chilean footballer Other people Alan Jara ( born 1957 ), Colombian politician kidnapped by FARC Albino Jara ( 1877 - 1912 ), Paraguayan president Cristóbal Magallanes Jara ( 1869 - 1927 ), Mexican Roman Catholic priest and saint Fernando Jara ( born 1987 ), Panamanian jockey Ginés de la Jara, Spanish Christian saint Joan Jara ( born 1927 ), activist, widow of Victor Jara Luis Jara ( singer ) ( born 1965 ), Chilean singer and actor Max Jara ( 1886 -- 1965 ), Chilean poet Víctor Jara ( 1932 - 1973 ), Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer - songwriter, and political activist Estadio Víctor Jara This page lists people with the surname Jara. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Jump up ^ `` Jara Name Meaning & Jara Family History at Ancestry.com ''. www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 24. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jara_(surname)&oldid=792076350 '' Categories : Surnames Spanish - language surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 July 2017, at 09 : 11. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name jara come from
Answer: southern Spain