Villacorta: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

There is no single Villacorta family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Villacorta line, if any, bore arms.

How common is Villacorta?

Villacorta is a surname that official counts record clearly. According to the 2010 US Census, the Villacorta surname had 1,750 bearers. Of these, 74% identified as Hispanic or Latino. Spain's INE counts 1,773 residents with Villacorta as first surname and 1,628 with it as second.

Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Villacorta, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records. Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Villacorta line back. Wikidata records Villacorta as a Spanish family name.

Get the complete Villacorta report, with a museum-style coat of arms.