Davila (surname)

Davila (surname)

Davila is a family name. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 1,199th-most common surname. [U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; [http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last] ]

Origin

Notable persons named Davila

*Adolfo Davila, Mexican Filmmaker, born 1965
*Alberto Davila, Mexican boxer, born c. 1960
*Alexandru Davila, Romanian dramatist, diplomat, public administrator, and memoirist, son of Carol Davila, born 1862
*Carol Davila, prestigious Romanian physician of French ancestry, born 1828
*Carlos Dávila, Chilean statesman, born 1887
*Enrico Caterino Davila, Italian historian, born 1576
*Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Spanish army officer, born 1878
*Guillermo Dávila, Venezuelan actor and singer, born 1955
*Jonathan Christian Davila, Professional gamer/baller, alias "butt3r," born 1987
*José Antonio Dávila, Puerto Rican poet, born 1898
*Luis Alfonso Dávila, ex-president of the Venezuelan National Congress
*Miguel Angel Dávila Guzmán, Cinemex founder, born 1965
*Miguel Angel Dávila Mendoza, Mexican politician, born 1934
*Miguel R. Dávila, President of Honduras
*Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Colombian political writer, 1913-1994
*Pedrarias Dávila (Pedro Arias de Ávila), colonial administrator, born 1440
*Pedro Ortiz Davila ("Davilita"), Puerto Rican singer, born 1912
*Robert C. Davila American enterpreneur & scientist in engineering sciences, President of Davila Enterprises Corp, born1967
*Robert R. Davila American advocate for the deaf, Assistant Secretary of Education, and President of Gallaudet University
*Rudolph B. Davila - Medal of Honor Recipient, World War II
*Hector Davila Jr. - Student at SJRCC. Born 1986
*Efrain Dávila Jr. - Music producer, arranger and keyboardist also known as Junito, Born 1978

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