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Early Origins of the Davalos family

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

Early History of the Davalos family

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Davalos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Davalos, Davallos, Devallos, Devallos, Davila and others.

Early Notables of the Davalos family

Prominent among members of the family

  • the Davalos family of Castile

Davalos Ranking

In the United States, the name Davalos is the 10,785th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Davalos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Davalos Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • These included Hernando Davalos who immigrated to Chile in 1565
  • Melchor Davalos who settled in New Spain in 1578 and Beatriz Davila who settled in Peru in 1582
Davalos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Davalos, who landed in Peru in 1834 2
  • Rodrigo Davalos, who arrived in Peru in 1834 2
Davalos Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Marciana Davalos, aged 11, who settled in America from Havana, in 1906
  • Balhem Davalos, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1908
  • Armando Davalos, aged 19, who settled in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1909
  • Rafael Davalos, aged 24, who landed in America from Burgos, Spain, in 1912
  • Joseph John Davalos, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Bueno Aires, Argentina, in 1912
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Davalos (post 1700) +

  • Richard Norman "Dick" Davalos (1930-2016), American actor, known for his roles in Cool Hand Luke (1967), East of Eden (1955) and Kelly's Heroes (1970)
  • Douglas Wayne "Doug" Davalos (b. 1970), American head men's basketball coach at Texas State University
  • David Davalos (b. 1965), American playwright
  • Elyssa Davalos (b. 1959), former American television and movie actress
  • Alexa Davalos (b. 1982), American actress, best known for her roles in Clash of the Titans (2010) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
  • Violeta Dávalos Lara (1969-2021), Mexican multiple award winning operatic soprano from Mexico City, Mexico
  • Katherine Davalos Ortega, American politician, 38th Treasurer of the United States (1983-1989)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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