A Spanish surname, Villarreal comes from ‘villa’ and ‘real’ which means a farm or town for royal purposes. The spelling variations for Villarreal are Villa Real, Villareal, de Villarreal and de Villa real. In Spain the first of the Villarreal families settled in northern portion of the country. In the 16th century many Villarreal families resettled in numerous Latin American countries. Most settled in Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Within the United States the concentration of Villarreal families has been in Texas, California, Florida, New Mexico and Arizona. Famous: Homer Anthony Villarreal (director and producer in television), Javier Villarreal (footballer from Argentina) and Oscar Villarreal (professional baseball player from Mexico).