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

Villacorte, 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 Villacorte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Villacorte in America

Villacorte is the 157234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Villacorte surname appeared 103 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 Villacorte.

The history of the last name Villacorte

The surname Villacorte is of Spanish origin and traces its roots back to the 11th century. It is derived from the Spanish words "villa" meaning town or village, and "corte" meaning court or estate. The name likely originated in the regions of Andalusia and Castile, where it was common for families to adopt names based on their place of residence or the location of their estate.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Villacorte can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document dating back to 1253 that recorded the distribution of land and properties among the conquering Christian nobles after the Reconquista of Seville from the Moors. The name appears as "Villacorta," a variation of the modern spelling, suggesting that a family or individual with this surname may have been granted lands or holdings in the Seville region during this period.

In the 15th century, the Villacorte name appeared in records from the region of Extremadura, where it was associated with minor nobility and landowners. One notable figure from this era was Diego de Villacorte, a knight who fought alongside the Catholic Monarchs during the conquest of Granada in the late 15th century.

During the colonial era, several individuals bearing the Villacorte surname made their way to the Americas. One such person was Juan de Villacorte, who was born in Seville in 1567 and later became a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the region of Veracruz, Mexico, in the early 17th century.

Another notable figure was María de Villacorte, who was born in Extremadura in 1625 and later immigrated to Peru, where she became a respected member of the local aristocracy and a benefactor of the Church.

In the 18th century, the Villacorte name appeared in records from the Philippines, which was a Spanish colony at the time. One prominent individual was Andrés de Villacorte, a Spanish military officer who served as the Governor of Zamboanga from 1765 to 1770.

In more recent history, one of the most well-known individuals with the Villacorte surname was José Villacorte, a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as the Mexican ambassador to Spain in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Villacorte

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

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 Villacorte 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.

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

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