| ![Show Contents]() Vigil History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Vigil familyThe surname Vigil was first found in Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte, Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont), a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consisting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Later Aosta and Vercelli were added and still later, Asti. History is related back to 49 B.C. The house of Savoy rose in 1000 A.D. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Vigil familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vigil research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1822, 1825 and 1840 are included under the topic Early Vigil History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vigil Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Vigliotti, Viglieti, Ghligliotti, Ghliglione, Vigliotto, Vigliotti, Biglietto and many more. Early Notables of the Vigil familyMore information is included under the topic Early Vigil Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vigil Rankingthe United States, the name Vigil is the 1,258th most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 1
| Vigil migration to the United States | + |
Vigil Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan Vigil, who arrived in Havana, Cuba from Gijon, Spain in 1858
- Gerardo Vigil, aged 16, who landed in America, in 1893
- Ferdinand Vigil, age 19, who arrived at Ellis Island New York from Havana in 1893, aboard the "Cuidad Condal"
- Gerardo Vigil, age 16, who arrived at Ellis Island New York in 1893 from Yucatan, Mexico
- Cecares Vigil, aged 42, who settled in America, in 1894
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Vigil Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Julio Vigil, aged 23, who immigrated to America, in 1922
| Vigil migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Vigil Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Jose Vigil, who arrived in Havana, Cuba, from Santander, Spain, aboard the "Mozart," in 1852
| Contemporary Notables of the name Vigil (post 1700) | + |
- Joe Vigil (1929-2025), American track and field coach, specialized in long-distance running, coached and taught at Adams State University (1965-1993)
- Edward Vigil, American legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado
- Carol Jean Vigil (1946-2009), American judge based in the state of New Mexico
- J Diego Vigil, American professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, at the University of California, Irvine
- Robert Vigil (b. 1953), American, infamous treasurer of the State of New Mexico
- Juan N. Vigil, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1928; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1944 3
- John Vigil, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1980 4
- John Vigil, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1972 4
- J. U. Vigil, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1908 4
- ... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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