Find out how popular the last name Davilar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Davilar.

Davilar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Davilar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Davilar in America

Davilar is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Davilar surname appeared 109 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Davilar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Davilar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Davilar

The surname DAVILAR is believed to have originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word "davila," which refers to a small town or village. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify someone who hailed from a specific location within Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DAVILAR can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrias, a medieval document from the 14th century that recorded the names of landowners and their properties in various regions of Spain. The name appears to have been particularly concentrated in the regions of Castile and León.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the DAVILAR surname was Rodrigo Dávila, a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served under King Ferdinand II of Aragon during the Reconquista. He played a crucial role in the conquest of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, in 1492.

Another prominent individual with the DAVILAR surname was Pedro Dávila y Zúñiga, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. He later served as the first governor of the province of Nueva Galicia in what is now western Mexico.

In the 17th century, Juan Dávila y Luyando was a Spanish artist best known for his religious paintings and frescoes adorning various churches and cathedrals in Spain. His works can still be admired in cities like Seville and Granada.

During the 18th century, María Dávila Carrillo de Albornoz was a Spanish writer and poet who gained recognition for her literary works, which explored themes of love, spirituality, and societal norms of her time.

As the DAVILAR name spread beyond Spain, it also found its way to various parts of the Americas, particularly in countries with significant Spanish colonial influence, such as Mexico, Peru, and Argentina, where descendants of the original bearers of the name can still be found today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Davilar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Davilar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Davilar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Davilar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Davilar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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