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    The surname Davila

    A Spanish surname, carried by 44,388 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D140

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Davila is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

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

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 44,388 people named Davila in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,956 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,541.

    #774
    rank among US surnames
    44,388
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.5%
    change since 2000 (was #924)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #765Rosas44,9386,870
    #766Winters44,9146,874
    #767Jacobson44,8086,890
    #768Lester44,7846,894
    #769Knox44,7426,901
    #770Bullock44,7406,901
    #771Kerr44,7116,905

    Who is named Davila

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Davila identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Davilas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Manuela d'Ávila
      Brazilian politician and journalist, born 1981
    • Marisa Davila
      American actress (born 1997)

    Notable Davilas come mostly from Brazil (1) and the United States (1).

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Davila come from?
    From Spanish Dávila (“from Ávila”) or from Galician Davila (“from Vila”).
    How common is the surname Davila?
    44,388 people in the United States had the surname Davila in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,956 Americans. It ranked 774th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Davila?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Davila identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Davila?
    Manuela d'Ávila, Brazilian politician and journalist, followed by Marisa Davila.
    Where is the surname Davila most common?
    Wikidata records people named Davila in Brazil and the United States.
    Is the surname Davila getting more or less common?
    More common. 34,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,388 in 2010, up 29%.