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

Villavicencio, 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 Villavicencio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Villavicencio in America

Villavicencio is the 8082nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Villavicencio surname appeared 4,102 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Villavicencio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Villavicencio 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 Villavicencio

The surname Villavicencio is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It is a locational surname, derived from the town of Villavicencio, which means "the town of Vicente" or "the village of Vicente" in Spanish.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Villavicencio can be found in historical documents from Spain's Castile region, dating back to the 13th century. One notable example is Juan de Villavicencio, a nobleman and military commander who served under King Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Villavicencio name gained prominence in Spain, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. Several members of the family held important positions in the Spanish military and government during this period.

As Spanish exploration and colonization expanded across the Americas, the Villavicencio surname was carried to various regions, including present-day Colombia, where the town of Villavicencio, the capital of the Meta Department, was founded in 1550.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Villavicencio surname in the Americas was Pedro de Villavicencio, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the 16th century.

Another notable figure was Antonio de Villavicencio y Núñez, a Spanish military officer and governor of Chile from 1676 to 1679, who played a significant role in the Arauco War against the Mapuche people.

In the 19th century, José Félix Villavicencio, an Ecuadorian writer, journalist, and politician, made significant contributions to the literary and political landscape of his country. He was born in 1837 and is considered one of the most influential figures in Ecuadorian literature.

Miguel de Villavicencio y Arrevillaga, a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines from 1701 to 1703, also held a prominent position in the Spanish colonial administration.

Lastly, Manuel Villavicencio, an Argentine lawyer and politician born in 1804, served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and interim President of Argentina in the mid-19th century, playing a crucial role in the nation's political development.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Villavicencio

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

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

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