Vilchis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Vilchis family

The surname Vilchis was first found in Andalucia, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Vilchis family

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Vilchis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vallegas, Vallegos, Vallegoz, Vallegaz, Valleges, Vilehena, Vilhegas, Vilchena, Vilazel, Vilhena, Villegas, Villegos, Villegoz, Villegaz and many more.

Early Notables of the Vilchis family

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Migration of the Vilchis family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Virgida Villegas who immigrated to the Spanish Main in 1567; Gil De Villegas who came to New Spain in 1575; and Diego De Villegas who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1576. Later settlers included Juan Villegas, a Spanish soldier who came to New Orleans in 1829.

Contemporary Notables of the name Vilchis (post 1700) +

Catalina Diaz Vilchis (b. 1964), Mexican bronze medalist power lifter at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Rodolfo Vilchis Cruz (b. 1989), Mexican footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Morelia in Liga MX