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Origins Available: Portuguese, Spanish

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

The Villa 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 Villa research. Another 286 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1569, and 1894 are included under the topic Early Villa 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 Villa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Villa Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Franca Villa, who arrived in New Orleans in 1826
  • Rafelo Villa, who came to New Orleans in 1831
  • Rafelo Villa, aged 40, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831
  • Franco Villa, aged 22, landed in New Orleans, La in 1836
  • Pedro Villa, aged 30, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1846


Villa Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Adelina Villa, aged 21, who emigrated to the United States, in 1912
  • Adalgisa Villa, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1914
  • Albina Villa, aged 26, who emigrated to the United States from Arzano, Italy, in 1921
  • Aime Villa, who landed in America, in 1923
  • Aguillino Villa, aged 22, who settled in America, in 1924

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  • José Moreno Villa, Spanish poet
  • Pancho Villa (1878-1923), born Doroteo Arango, Mexican revolutionary
  • David Villa (b. 1981), Spanish footballer
  • Javier Villa (b. 1987), Spanish racing driver
  • Marco Villa (b. 1969), Italian Olympic cyclist


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  1. 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).
  2. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  3. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  4. Domínguez, C. Diccionario Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones 4 Volumes. 2001. Print.
  5. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  6. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 19676. Print.
  7. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  8. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  9. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
  10. Marques A. H. De Oliveira. History of Portugal. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972. Print.
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The Villa Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Villa 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.

This page was last modified on 28 December 2011 at 09:42.

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