What Is a Aguilar
Spanish, Catalan, and Jewish (Sephardic): Habitational Name from Any of Numerous Places Called Aguilar, from Latin Aquilare ‘Haunt of Eagles’ (A Derivative of...
Spanish, Catalan, and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from any of numerous places called Aguilar, from Latin aquilare ‘haunt of eagles’ (a derivative of aquila ‘eagle’), for example Aguilar de Campo in Palencia, Aguilar de la Frontera in Córdoba, and Aguilar de Segarra in Catalonia.
What ethnicity is Aguilar?
Recorded in the spelling forms of Aguilar, Aguilera, and Aguiar, this surname is usually Spanish, but may also be Portuguese and Ashkenasic. It is habitational, and describes a person who originally came from a place known as ‘the eagles lair’, being a developed spelling of the Roman (Latin) ‘aquilaria’.
Where is the Aguilar family from?
The Aguilar Family is a Native American family of potters from Santo Domingo Pueblo (currently known as Kewa Pueblo), New Mexico, United States.