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

Villamarín, 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 Villamarín surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Villamarín in America

Villamarín is the 67943rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Villamarín surname appeared 290 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 Villamarín.

We can also compare 2010 data for Villamarín 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 Villamarín

The surname Villamarin originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish words "villa" meaning town or village, and "marin" which is a form of the name Marinus, a Roman family name. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived in a town or village associated with the Marinus family.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Villamarin can be found in the Siete Partidas, a legal code written in Castilian Spanish in the 13th century during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile. This document mentions a person named Pedro Villamarin who was a landowner in the region of Andalusia.

The name also appears in the Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise written in the 14th century during the reign of Alfonso XI of Castile. This book references a place called "Villamarín" which was likely a town or village where people with this surname resided.

In the 15th century, there are records of a noble family with the surname Villamarin in the city of Seville. One notable member of this family was Diego de Villamarin (c. 1425-1490), who was a prominent merchant and councilor to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.

Another historical figure with this surname was Juan de Villamarin (c. 1480-1543), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was among the first settlers in the city of Veracruz and was granted land and indigenous laborers for his services.

In the 17th century, there was a famous Spanish playwright and poet named Francisco de Villamarin (c. 1610-1678) who was born in Seville. He is known for his religious plays and was a member of the prestigious Spanish Academy.

The surname Villamarin has also been found in historical records from other Spanish-speaking regions, such as Mexico and the Philippines, likely due to the spread of Spanish colonization and migration in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Villamarín

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

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

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