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Etymology of Villafane

What does the name Villafane mean?

The Villafane surname is a Portuguese and Galician name from Davila, meaning "from a town or village."

Early Origins of the Villafane family

The surname Villafane was first found in the Spanish town of Avila.

Early History of the Villafane family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Villafane research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1569 and 1894 are included under the topic Early Villafane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Villafane Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: D'Avilla, Da Villa, D'Avila, Devilla, Davilla, De Villa, Avila, Avilla, Villa and many more.

Early Notables of the Villafane family

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Villafane Ranking

the United States, the name Villafane is the 17,500th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Villafane migration to the United States +



Villafane Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Villafane, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1841 2
  • Juan De Villafane, aged 25, who landed in Peru in 1884 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Villafane (post 1700) +

  • Alejandra Villafañe (1989-2023), Colombian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Colombia 2014


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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