Villamar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Portugal

Etymology of Villamar

What does the name Villamar mean?

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

Early Origins of the Villamar family

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

Early History of the Villamar family

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

Villamar 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 Villamar family

Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Villamar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Villamar migration to the United States +

Villamar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ramon Villamar, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Villamar (post 1700) +

Luis Armando Checa Villamar (b. 1983), Ecuadorian footballer, currently playing for CD Clan Juvenil
Simon Villamar, Ecuador ranger on Fernandina Island, co-discoverer of the thought to extinct, Chelonoidis phantasticus (commonly known as the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise) in February 2019
Cynthia Fernanda Viteri Jiménez de Villamar (b. 1965), Ecuadorian lawyer, journalist and politician, Mayor of Guayaquil (2019-)
Pablo Villamar Díaz (b. 1961), Spanish politician, Vice president of Province of A Coruña in Galicia (2007-)

Sources +

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)