| ![Show Contents]() De villa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Portugal
Spain
Etymology of De villaWhat does the name De villa mean? The De villa surname is a Portuguese and Galician name from Davila, meaning "from a town or village." Early Origins of the De villa familyThe surname De villa was first found in the Spanish town of Avila. Early History of the De villa familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our De villa research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1569 and 1894 are included under the topic Early De villa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. De villa Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: D'Avilla, Da Villa, D'Avila, Devilla, Davilla, De Villa, Avila, Avilla, Villa and many more. Early Notables of the De villa familyAnother 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early De villa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| De villa migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: De villa Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Rodrigo DeVilla, who arrived in Argentina in 1539
De villa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro DeVilla, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
- Julius Devilla, who was naturalized in Ohio in 1862
| Contemporary Notables of the name De villa (post 1700) | + |
- Tita de Villa (1931-2014), stage name of Teresa Theodossis-Martin, Filipina actress from the Philippines who made over 70 film appearences
- Alfredo De Villa, Mexican director, best known for directing award winning films including Adrift in Manhattan (2007)
- José de Villa (1924-1950), Filipino film actor in the 1950s and a film director in the late 1950s and 1960s
- Néstor de Villa (1928-2004), stage name of Gines Francisco Soriano, Filipino actor and gifted dancer, some called him the "Fred Astaire of the Philippines"
- Renato "Rene" de Villa (b. 1935), Philippine former politician, Secretary of National Defense (1991-1997), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (1988-1991)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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