Aguila History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The name Aguila emerged in the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Aguila, 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. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries conquered Spain. The Aguila family originally lived in a region close to an eagles nest. The surname Aguila originally derived for the Latin word L'Aquillare which referred to a haunt for eagles.

Early Origins of the Aguila family

The surname Aguila was first found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Aguila family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aguila research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1211, 1238, 1252, 1383, 1492, 1545, 1714, 1837 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Aguila History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aguila Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Aguilar, Aguilera, Aguiler, Aguiar, Aquilar and others.

Early Notables of the Aguila family

Prominent among members of the family

were Francisco de Aguilar, steward to King Peter III in 1383
sixteenth century nobleman Juan de Aguilar of Salamanca
Francisco de Aguilar, castellan in Burgos in 1545
seventeenth century Spanish playwright Gaspar de Aguilar
Gaspar Honorato de Aguilar, seventeenth century Spanish dramatist and poet
Joan Baptista Aguilar (died 1714), Spanish dramatic author and poet who lived in Valencia
nineteenth century Peruvian patriot José Gabriel Aguilar
Manuel Aguilar, President of Costa Rica in 1837
Eugenio Aguilar, President of El Salvador 1846-48

Aguila Ranking

In the United States, the name Aguila is the 9,067^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Aguila migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Aguila Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego Del Aguila, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Agustin Del Aguila, who landed in Venezuela in 1834 2
Diego Del Aguila, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
Francisco Aguila, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1838 2
J M De Aguila, aged 36, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1855 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)