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

Davilla, 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 Davilla surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Davilla in America

Davilla is the 27678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Davilla surname appeared 869 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 Davilla.

We can also compare 2010 data for Davilla 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 Davilla

The surname Davilla is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "davilla," which means "small town" or "village." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who hailed from a particular small town or village in Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Davilla can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. The book mentions a nobleman named Juan Davilla, who was likely a landowner or resident of a small town.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Davilla surname began to appear in various historical documents and records across Spain. For instance, in 1492, a man named Pedro Davilla was recorded as a witness in a legal document from the city of Seville.

The surname Davilla also has connections to several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Gil González Dávila, a 16th-century Spanish chronicler and historian who wrote extensively about the history of Spain and its monarchs. He was born in Ávila in 1480 and died in Salamanca in 1558.

Another notable figure with the Davilla surname was Pedro Dávila y Zúñiga, a 16th-century Spanish military commander who played a significant role in the Spanish conquest of the Americas. He was born in Jerez de la Frontera in 1518 and died in Guatemala in 1582.

In the 17th century, Diego de Dávila y Lugo, a Spanish nobleman and military officer, held various important positions in the Spanish Empire, including the governorship of the Philippines from 1636 to 1638. He was born in Ávila in 1587 and died in Mexico City in 1658.

Moving into the 18th century, Juan Dávila y Cárdenas was a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1765 to 1775. He was born in Llerena, Badajoz, in 1724 and died in Puerto Rico in 1775.

Lastly, in the 19th century, José María Dávila y Arrillaga was a Mexican military officer and politician who served as the governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco from 1833 to 1835. He was born in Guanajuato in 1781 and died in Mexico City in 1857.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Davilla

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

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 Davilla 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 Davilla 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 Davilla was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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