Villa (surname)

Last updated

Villa is an Italian and Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

See also

Related Research Articles

Gutiérrez is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Gutier/Gutierre". Gutierre is a form of Gualtierre, the Spanish form of Walter. Gutiérrez is the Spanish form of the English surnames Walters, Watkins, and Watson, and has Germanic etymological origin.

The Spanish surname Ruiz originates from the Germanic personal name "Hrodric" which is composed of the elements "Hrōd", meaning "renown", and "rīc", meaning "power(ful)", thus "famous ruler". Ruiz is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo, meaning "son of Roderick". Its roots can be traced back to the Visigoths, the Germanic tribe which ruled in the Iberian Peninsula between the 5th and 8th centuries.

Delgado is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Cano is the surname of the following people:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CastaƱeda</span> Surname list

Castañeda or Castaneda is a Spanish surname.

Pancho is a male nickname for the given name Francisco. The feminine form is Pancha. It is also sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Fierro is a Spanish and Italian surname and middle name meaning "iron". Notable people with the name include:

Vázquez, in non-Spanish-speaking countries often spelled as Vazquez or Vasquez, is an originally Galician surname, in use not only in Galicia but all over the Spanish-speaking world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Castro (surname)</span> Surname list

Castro is an Iberian surname coming from Latin castrum, a castle or fortress. Its English equivalent is Chester

Santamaria is a surname from the Latin Arch in Europe. The name, a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary meaning Holy Mary or Saint Mary, means the same thing in the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan languages. In Arabic, the equivalent name is Mariam. The surname has spread to the Americas, especially South America, via immigration and colonisation.

Canales is a Spanish surname, and may refer to:

Ávila or Avila is a Spanish or Galician surname, originally de Ávila.

Moreno is a Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, and occasionally, an Italian surname. It may refer to:

Cabrera is a Spanish surname. It is the feminine form of "cabrero", meaning goatherd. Notable people with the surname include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sosa (surname)</span> Surname list

Sosa is a Spanish surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, originating from the Portuguese Sousa. The Sousa Family is of noble and Visigoth origin. Portuguese people brought the Sousa surname to Galicia, and from there it spread in the former Spanish colonies. Sometimes, both variants are used to refer to the same person or family in old texts.

Solano is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Germán is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus.

Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include:

Castellanos is a Spanish habitational surname with the meaning "[from a place founded or inhabited by] Castilians". Notable people with the surname include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Herrera (surname)</span> Surname list

Herrera is a surname of Spanish origin, from the Latin word ferrāria, meaning "iron mine" or "iron works" and also the feminine of Latin ferrārius, "of or pertaining to iron"; or, alternatively, the feminine of Spanish herrero, which also gives the surname Herrero. Variants of the name include Errera, Ferrera and the less common Bherrera. Its equivalent in Portuguese and Galician is Ferreira. Also, because of Spanish naming customs, some people are listed here with their family name as their second-to-last name.