Villacreces History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Although the exact origin of the Spanish surname Villacreces 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 Villacreces family

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

Early History of the Villacreces family

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Villacreces Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Villacreces family

Notable bearers of the family name Villacreces

were Pedro de Villacreces, a 15 century Franciscan religious reformer

Villacreces migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Villacreces Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso De Villacreces, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Villacreces (post 1700) +

Teresa Villacreces, Professor at the Chilean Institute of Hispanic Culture

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)