Viala History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Viala family

The surname Viala was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Viala family

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Viala Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fondeville, Fondevilles, Fond de Ville, Fonds de Ville, Fond de Villes, Font de Ville, Fons de Ville, Font de Villes, Fons de Villes, Deville, de Ville and many more.

Early Notables of the Viala family

Pierre-Clair de Fondeville, Count, Lord and Baron, was one of three commissioners named by the King for the formation of the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées and who was also elected Mayor of Tarbes. François Villon (c. 1431 - after 1463) is the best...
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Viala Ranking

France, the name Viala is the 1,374^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,156 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Viala family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Deville settled in Philadelphia in 1796.

Contemporary Notables of the name Viala (post 1700) +

Pierre Viala (1859-1936), French scientist who co-published a seven-volume ampelography of 3,200 pages describing 5,200 grape varieties
Joseph Agricol Viala (1780-1793), French child hero in the French Revolutionary Army who was killed at age 15; using a hatchet to cuts rope lines during a revolt, he succumbed to musket fire, posthumously depicted in paintings and monuments
Alain Viala (1947-2021), French sociologist and literature scholar, and a professor of French literature at the University of Oxford
Sébastien Viala, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) Sébastien Viala. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html