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

Villamar, 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 Villamar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Villamar in America

Villamar is the 20961st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Villamar surname appeared 1,256 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 Villamar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Villamar 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 Villamar

The surname Villamar has its origins in Spain, emerging in the early medieval period around the 9th or 10th century. It is derived from the Spanish words "villa," meaning town or village, and "mar," meaning sea. This suggests that the name likely originated among people living in coastal towns or villages near the sea.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the "Cartulario de San Vicente de Oviedo," a 12th-century manuscript from the Principality of Asturias, which mentions a certain "Rodrigo de Villamar." This document provides evidence that the name was already in use by the 12th century, potentially even earlier.

During the Reconquista, the period when Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula fought to reclaim territory from the Moors, the name Villamar may have been associated with those who participated in or lived through this era of conflict and territorial expansion.

Notable individuals with the surname Villamar include Juan de Villamar, a 15th-century Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493. Another notable figure was María de Villamar, a 16th-century Spanish noblewoman and landowner who was involved in disputes over land rights and property inheritance in the region of Andalusia.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Villamar family settled in the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico, where they became prominent landowners and influential in local politics. One member of this branch, Diego de Villamar y Guzmán (1650-1720), served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1711 to 1716.

The name Villamar has also been associated with several place names in Spain, such as the village of Villamar in the province of Burgos, and the Villamar district in the city of Valencia. These place names likely derive from the same linguistic roots as the surname.

Throughout history, the Villamar name has been spelled in various ways, including Villamares, Villamor, and Villamares de la Mar, reflecting regional variations and linguistic evolution over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Villamar

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

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

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