Davila

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See also: davila, dávila, and Dávila

English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Davila (plural Davilas)

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

Statistics

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Davila

  1. a toponymical surname

References

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  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “Davila”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • 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.