# Avila (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/avila/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Galician origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 97,314 |
| US rank (2010) | 318 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,173 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (69,843 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish or Galician Ávila.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Avila in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 91% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Avila in Argentina, Brazil, the United States and Mexico.

## People named Avila

- Artur Ávila, Brazilian and French mathematician
- Ezequiel Ávila, Argentinian association football player
- Gastón Ávila, Argentine footballer
- Andrea Ávila, Argentine long/triple jumper
- Eric Avila, American soccer player
- Darializa Avila Chevalier, American politician from New York City
- Leandro Ávila, Brazilian footballer
- Julia Avila, American mixed martial arts fighter

## Similar surnames

Avilla, Abila, Abel, Appel, Abell, Apple, Able, Abella, Apel, Abele, Appell, Abello.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.