Davila

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See also: davila, dávila, and Dávila

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Dávila (from Ávila) or from Galician Davila (from Vila).

Proper noun[edit]

Davila (plural Davilas)

  1. A surname from Spanish, of Spanish or Galician origin

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Davila is the 774th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 44388 individuals. Davila is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.95%) individuals.

Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From da (of the) + any of a large number of places named Vila (village; town).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Davila

  1. a toponymical surname

References[edit]

  • Davila” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • Davila” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • Da_Vila” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.