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Davila Family Crest
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Where did the Portuguese Davila family come from? What is the Portuguese Davila family crest and coat of arms? When did the Davila family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Davila family history?

The Davila surname is a Portuguese and Galician name from Davila, meaning "from a town or village."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: D'Avilla, Da Villa, D'Avila, Devilla, Davilla, De Villa, Avila, Avilla, Villa and many more.

First found in the Spanish town of Avila.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Davila research. Another 286 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1569, and 1894 are included under the topic Early Davila History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 30 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Davila Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Francisco Dávila, who sailed to America in 1512
  • Pedrarias Dávila, who had fought at the siege of Granada, then turned his attention to America. In 1514, at the age of 74, he voyaged to Panama to take up the post of Governor from his son-in-law, Vasco Núñez de Balboa. From his stronghold in Panama he organized numerous expeditions to other regions of Central America, and led one of them personally, at the age of 80. Towards the end of his life he was appointed Governor of Nicaragua, where he died in 1530 at the age of 90
  • Alonso Dávila, traveled to Veragua in 1535
  • Marcos Dávila, sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535

Davila Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Joseph Davila settled in New Orleans in 1779

Davila Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Alonso Davila, who arrived in America in 1812
  • Antonio Davila, who arrived in America in 1812
  • Francisco Davila, who arrived in America in 1812
  • Juan Davila, who arrived in America in 1813
  • Isabel Davila, who arrived in America in 1817


Davila Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Santos Davila, who arrived in Texas in 1911
  • Ana Davila, aged 9, who arrived at Ellis Island from Santa Marta, Colombia, in 1918
  • Anastasia Davila, aged 47, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1919
  • Adolpho Davila, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1920
  • Alfredo DaVila, aged 27, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1921


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  • First Lieutenant Rudolph B. Davila (1916-2002), United States Army officer awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Italy during World War II
  • Albert "Alberto" Davila (b. 1954), Mexican-American boxer
  • Raúl Dávila (1931-2006), American actor
  • Miguel R. Dávila (1856-1927), President of Honduras between 1907 and 1911
  • Enrico Caterino Davila (1576-1631), Italian historian and soldier
  • Ulises Alejandro Dávila (b. 1991), Mexican professional footballer
  • Guillermo Dávila (b. 1955), Venezuelan actor and singer
  • Pedrarias Dávila (1440-1531), Spanish colonial administrator
  • Carlos Gregorio Dávila (1887-1955), Chilean political figure
  • Virgilio Dávila (1869-1943), Puerto Rican poet, educator, politician and businessman

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  1. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  2. Domínguez, C. Diccionario Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones 4 Volumes. 2001. Print.
  3. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  4. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
  5. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  6. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  7. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today, 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-0900455-209).
  8. Marques A. H. De Oliveira. History of Portugal. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972. Print.
  9. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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The Davila Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Davila Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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