Villagrán
A Spanish surname most likely meaning someone from a place called Villagrán, literally “big village” or “large town.”
The #8,946 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 84,380 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Villagrán is a Spanish locational surname, pointing to origin in a place named Villagrán. The name is built from villa, a word used in Spanish for a village, estate, or small settlement, and gran, meaning “big” or “great.” In literal terms, it suggests “large village” or “great town.”
History
Spanish locational surnames often arose when people were identified by the place they came from, and Villagrán fits that pattern. The surname is found in Spanish-speaking countries and in the Americas, especially where Spanish settlement and migration spread family names outward. It is also attached to several places in Spain and Latin America, which helps explain independent lines of surname adoption.
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Fun fact
Because accents are often dropped in records outside Spanish, Villagrán frequently appears as Villagran in census and immigration documents.