Avila Family History
Avila Name Meaning
Spanish (Ávila): habitational name from Ávila in
old Castile. Its name, first recorded in the Latin forms Avela
and Abulia, is of unknown derivation and
meaning.Portuguese and Galician: from Davila, a
topographic name for someone from a town or village, da vila,
reinterpreted as d’Avila.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Avila
Name Distribution of Avila Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Avila families
 115 - 228  39 - 114 |
 1 - 38  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Avila families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Avila last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Avila census records
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Avila Family Origin
Avila Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Avila
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Avila Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Avila census records
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Avila Civil War Service Records
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