Although the exact origin of the Spanish surname Villalta 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.
, the chief city being Seville an ancient pre-Roman Iberian town.
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Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1552, 1608, 1616 and 1694 are included under the topic Early Villalta History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Villacrea, who arrived in America in 1528. In later years, Juan Villacor, arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860.