Vilella History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Vilella family

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

Early History of the Vilella family

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Vilella 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 Vilella family

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Vilella migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vilella Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Vilella, aged 17, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1857 1
Francisco Vilella, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1868 1
Jose Vilella, aged 20, who arrived in Peru in 1884 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Vilella (post 1700) +

Roberto Sánchez Vilella (1913-1997), Puerto Rican politician, 2nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (1965-1969)

Citations +

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)