A Portuguese and Spanish surname, the Avila family name from the Latin terms ‘avela’ and ‘abulia’ and the Portuguese ‘da vila’ refers to a person living in a town. In Spain, the Avila surname is considered an old and noble name.

Spelling variations for Avila include Davila, D’Avila, de Avila, Aviles and Davilla.

The Avila name is popular in Portugal and Spain and in many Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Mexico and Columbia.

Within the United States Avila families are mostly in Texas, California, Florida and Arizona.

Famous: Bobby Avila (professional baseball player), Hector Avila (professional boxer from the Dominican Republic), Saint Teresa of Avila (16th century Roman Catholic saint), Alex Avila (professional baseball player), Bonifacio Avila (boxer from Colombia) and Charles Francis Avila (Director of the Yankee Atomic Electric Company).