The origin of the name Avila is Spain.

Although people were originally known only by their first names, it became necessary to adopt a second name to identify due to population growth.

The most common type of family name found in the region was the surname that derives from the name of the father.
During the Middle Ages the patronymic system adopted for surnames.

The nicknames as surnames usually reflected the physical characteristics of the first member of the lineage.
The local names describe a region or place where they lived the first members of the lineage.
Many Spanish surnames are influenced Germanic and Arabic words or names of places because of the occupation of both cultures in a period of time.

The name derives from the Avila province of the same name.

Some variations of this family name include: Avila, Avila, Aviles, Davila, Davilla and others.

Last of the Spanish Burgesia of Castilian origin.

Surname derived from a city founded by Vikings and Germanic Ovila name.