Villacorta History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

Although the exact origin of the Spanish surname Villacorta is unclear, research suggests that, like most Spanish compound surnames containing the first element "Villa," the surname was adopted as a surname from the name of a place of residence. The Latin "Villa" means town. It is the place name that is uncertain.

Early Origins of the Villacorta family

The surname Villacorta was first found in Andalusia, in southern Spain, the chief city being Seville an ancient pre-Roman Iberian town.

Early History of the Villacorta family

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Villacorta Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Villacreces, Villacrecis, Villacrusis and others.

Early Notables of the Villacorta family (pre 1700)

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Villacorta Ranking

In the United States, the name Villacorta is the 18,398^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Villacorta migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Villacorta Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andres De Villacorta, who arrived in America in 1812 [2]
Diego De Villacorta, who landed in America in 1814 [2]

Citations +

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