Villar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Noble surnames, such as Villar, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Villar, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Villar family

The surname Villar was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Villar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Villar research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1231, 1512, 1628, 1790 and 1934 are included under the topic Early Villar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Villar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Villarreal, de Villarreal, Villa Real, de Villa Real, Villareal and many more.

Early Notables of the Villar family

Notable bearers of the family name Villar

Other notables include: Manuel de Villa Real Aguilar y Sanabria, created Marquis of Casa Villa Real in 1790, and nineteenth century Spanish military officer Bruno Villarreal Ruiz de Alegría

Villar Ranking

In the United States, the name Villar is the 8,983^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Villar is ranked the 6,400^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Villar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Villar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rafael De Villar, aged 33, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
Charles Villar, who settled in Philadelphia in 1806
Gines Villar, aged 24, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1826 3
Francisco Villar, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Gabriel Villar, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1852 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Villar (post 1700) +

Francisca Villar (b. 1983), American politician, Socialism and Liberation Candidate for Mayor of New York City, New York, 2009 4
Miguel Pérez Villar (1945-2022), Spanish businessman and politician, Member of the Senate of Spain from 1991 to 1993
Domingo Villar (1971-2022), Spanish crime writer, born and raised in Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Ángel María Villar Llona (b. 1950), Spanish retired professional footballer
Diego Nicolás Villar (b. 1981), Argentine football winger
Cynthia Aguilar Villar (b. 1950), Filipino politician
Ricardo Villar (b. 1979), Brazilian footballer
Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr. (b. 1949), Filipino businessman and politician

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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