Davila
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish Dávila (“from Ávila”) or from Galician Davila (“from Vila”).
Proper noun
[edit]Davila (plural Davilas)
- 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
- a toponymical surname
References
[edit]- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “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.