Villanueva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Villanueva family

The surname Villanueva was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Villanueva family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Villanueva research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1469 is included under the topic Early Villanueva History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Villanueva Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Villinueva, Vilanova, Villanova, Villanave and others.

Early Notables of the Villanueva family

Prominent among members of the family

the Villanueva of Catalonia

Villanueva Ranking

In the United States, the name Villanueva is the 1,042^nd most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name. 1

Villanueva migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Villanueva Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Hernando De Villanueva, who arrived in America in 1511

Villanueva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hernando De Villanueva, who landed in America in 1811 2
Juan De Villanueva, who landed in America in 1813 2
Alonso De Villanueva, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Diego De Villanueva, who landed in Cartagena in 1834 2
Francisco De Villanueva, who arrived in Florida in 1838 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Villanueva (post 1700) +

Dr. Francisco Márquez Villanueva, American university professor; connected to the family on his mother's side is Nobel Prize winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez
Marianne Villanueva, Filipino-American short story writer
Ron A. Villanueva, American Republican politician, Member of Virginia State House of Delegates 21st District; Elected 2011 3
H. Villanueva, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Corcubión, 1884 3
Gloria G. Villanueva, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008 3
Tomás Villanueva Rodríguez (1953-2017), Spanish politician, Minister of Economics and Employment of the Junta of Castile and León (2003-2015)
Estela Rodríguez Villanueva (1967-2022), Cuban judoka who won silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics
Armando Villanueva (b. 1915), Peruvian politician
James Villanueva, professor of English from Singapore
José Villanueva, Filipino Olympic Games medal winner in boxing (1932)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html