Villavicencio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The noble surname Villavicencio is of Spanish descent, and appears to be of local origin. "Local surnames" are those names which derive their origin from the place of residence of the initial bearer. The place-name and surname Villavicencio is derived from the words "villa" and "vicencio." "Villa" was the Latin word for a "country-house, country-seat or farm." The word "vicencio" may be derived from the proper name "Vicente" (Vincent) which means "conquering."

Early Origins of the Villavicencio family

The surname Villavicencio was first found in the province of Valladolid, in the ancient Christian kingdom of Castile. The earliest records of this surname mention Alocso de Villavicencio, who was born in the southern town of Jerez dela Frontera.

Early History of the Villavicencio family

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Villavicencio Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Villasvicencio, Villavicencios and others.

Early Notables of the Villavicencio family

Prominent among bearers of the Villavicencio family name at this time was

was Agustin Domingo de Villavicencio y Hesia, a member of the Order of Santiago, who received the title of Marques de Alcantara del Cuervo in 1667

Villavicencio migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Villavicencio Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan De Villavicencio who arrived in Peru in 1591

Villavicencio Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Manuel Nunez Villavicencio who settled in Louisiana in 1778 with his wife and children

Villavicencio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Villavicencio, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1822 1
Juan De Villavicencio, who arrived in Peru in 1891 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Villavicencio (post 1700) +

Cirian Villavicencio, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008 2
Fernando Alcibiades Villavicencio Valencia (1963-2023), Ecuadorian politician, trade unionist, and journalist who ran for president of Ecuador in the 2023 general election but was assasinated on 9 August 2023
Bienvenido Villavicencio (b. 1915), government official in the Philippines
Victor Modesto Villavicencio (b. 1900), Peruvian writer
J Manuel Villavicencio (b. 1897), Bolivian engineer and architect
Rafael Villavicencio (1838-1920), doctor and university professor in Venezuela

Citations +

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