The vilas Surname
vilas Name Meaning and History
- Catalan (Vilàs): variant of Vilars, from the plural of vilar, a derivative of vila ‘farmstead’, ‘village’.
- Catalan: in some cases also variant of Viles, from the plural form of vila ‘(outlying) farmstead’, ‘(dependent) settlement’ (see Vila 1).
- in some cases also Galician: habitational name from any of the various places in Galicia named Vilas, from the plural of vila ‘(outlying) farmstead’, ‘(dependent) settlement’.
- Czech: from a pet form of the personal name Vilém, Czech form of Wilhelm (see William).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 15 - Messages: 36
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Vila Santiago Puerto Rico Vila Reynat Spain |
 madyperez
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| Mildred Vilas, 1892, Ohio |
AlettaHolmes
| 2 |
| Charles Wylie Vilas |
AlettaHolmes
| 3 |
| Frank Vilas Michigan |
ozknight
| 0 |
| Vilas of Wisconsin |
cvlwbuf
| 6 |
| Oreb Vilas | Jodi Hill | 1 |
| Vilas, Frank |
ozknight
| 0 |
| Martin VILAS | soo | 4 |
| From where I came ? De onde eu vim ? Donde yo vengo ? | Eduardo Vilas Bôas | 2 |
| William Freeman Vilas, son of Judge Levi B Vilas, VT>WI, 1851 |
MayorJoe
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