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

Villasante, 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 Villasante surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Villasante in America

Villasante is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Villasante surname appeared 100 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 Villasante.

The history of the last name Villasante

The surname Villasante has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is a locational name derived from a place called Villa Santa, which translates to "Holy Town" or "Sacred Village" in Spanish. This name likely emerged during the Reconquista, when Christian territories were being reclaimed from Moorish rule.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Villasante can be found in a medieval Spanish manuscript from the 13th century, where it is spelled "Villa Sancta." This document references a landowner named Rodrigo de Villasante who held property in the region of Castile.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the archives of the city of Seville, where a merchant named Juan Villasante is mentioned in a trade record from 1492. This suggests that the Villasante family had established itself in Andalusia by this time.

During the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Villasante was Pedro de Villasante, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born in Extremadura in 1498 and died in Mexico in 1568.

In the 17th century, a celebrated poet and playwright named Jerónimo de Villasante y Cárdenas was born in Madrid in 1617. He was renowned for his works in the Spanish Golden Age of literature and passed away in 1687.

Another significant individual with the Villasante surname was María Villasante, a Spanish linguist and philologist who specialized in the study of Basque language and culture. She was born in Bilbao in 1920 and made significant contributions to the preservation of Basque heritage until her death in 2009.

The name Villasante has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the village of Villasante de Mena in the province of Burgos, and the neighborhood of Villasante in the city of Gijón, Asturias.

Over the centuries, the surname Villasante has maintained its presence in Spanish-speaking regions, with variations in spelling, including Villasante, Villasanti, and Villasante y Cárdenas, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Villasante

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

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

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