Show ContentsVillafranca History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Early Origins of the Villafranca family

The surname Villafranca was first found in the Spanish town of Avila.

Early History of the Villafranca family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Villafranca research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1569 and 1894 are included under the topic Early Villafranca History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Villafranca Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Villafranca family

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United States Villafranca migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Villafranca Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Alonso De Villafranca who arrived in America in 1512
  • Francisco De Villafranca who settled in Florida in 1538
  • Juan De Villafranca who settled in Peru in 1584
Villafranca Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Rodrigo De Villafranca, who landed in America in 1811 1
  • Alonso De Villafranca, who landed in America in 1812 1
  • Cantabius Villafranca, aged 33, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1826 1
  • Cantabius Villafranca, a Spanish soldier, who arrived in New Orleans in 1826
  • Francisco De Villafranca, who landed in Florida in 1838 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Villafranca Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Vincent Villafranca who settled in Arkansas in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Villafranca (post 1700) +

  • Rafael Villafranca, American politician, Honorary Consul for Costa Rica at Richmond, 1908 2
  • Juan de Villafranca (b. 1954), Mexican businessman and diplomat, Director General of Marking Services de Mexico
  • Mariano Villafranca (1835-1878), Philippine judge and city mayor
  • Rafael Villafranca (b. 1872), Philippine physician


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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