Villalobos (surname)

For other uses, see Villalobos (disambiguation).

VillalobosOrigin

Language(s)| Spanish
Meaning| "Town of Wolves"
Region of origin| Castile and León, Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)| Villallonga, Villali, Villalgordo, Villalba, Villalain, Villalbazo, Villalbos, Villalobas, Villalobo, Villaloboz, Villalohos, Villalabos, Villatoro, Villaire, Villa-Lobos, and Bialobos

Villalobos is a Spanish surname (meaning town of wolves) and common in Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and Italy

Villalobos is a city in the province of Zamora in Spain which derives its name from Spanish villa "town" and lobos "wolves". The element villa was used for someone who lived in a village, as opposed to an isolated farmhouse or in the town. The word was later used of a group of houses forming a settlement.

## Arts, music, and letters

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* Carlos Villalobos (born 1975), American composer and musician
* Carmen Villalobos (born 1983), Colombian actress
* Gina Villalobos (born 1970), American singer-songwriter (daughter of Reynaldo, below)
* Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), Brazilian classical composer
* Horacio Villalobos (born 1970), Mexican TV host and actor
* Ligiah Villalobos (first credit 2000), Mexican-American film producer
* Lupe Vélez, full name Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez (1908–1944), Mexican film actress
* Osmariel Villalobos (born1988), Venezuelan TV show host and Miss Earth Venezuela 2011
* Reynaldo Villalobos (born 1940), American cinematographer and director (father of Gina, above)
* Ricardo Villalobos (born 1970), Chilean-German DJ and music producer
* Yadhira Carrillo, full name Yadhira Carrillo Villalobos (born 1972), Mexican actress

## Athletes

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* Alberth Villalobos (born 1995), Costa Rican footballer
* Benji Villalobos (born 1988), Salvadoran footballer
* Eli Villalobos (born 1997), American baseball player
* Enrique Villalobos (born 1965), Spanish basketball player
* Josh Villalobos (born 1985), Puerto Rican footballer
* Manuel Villalobos (born 1980), Chilean footballer
* Pablo Villalobos (born 1979), Spanish long-distance runner
* Saúl Villalobos (born 1991), Mexican footballer

## Politics, law, and government

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* Celia Villalobos (born 1949), Spanish politician
* J. Alex Villalobos (born 1963), American politician (grandson of Lolo, below)
* Joaquín Villalobos (born 1951), Salvadoran politician
* José Ángel Córdova Villalobos (born 1953), Mexican politician
* Juan Henríquez de Villalobos (1630–1689), Spanish soldier and governor of Chile
* Lolo Villalobos (1913–1997), Cuban politician (grandfather of J. Alex, above)
* Nervis Villalobos, Venezuelan politician
* Ruy López de Villalobos (1500–1544), Spanish explorer
* Sergio Villalobos (born 1930), Chilean historian

## Other

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* Francisco López de Villalobos, (1474-1549), Spanish physician and author
* Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla (1921–2022), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
* Maria Cristina Villalobos, American mathematician
* Román Arrieta Villalobos (1924–2004), Costa Rican Roman Catholic archbishop

## Fictional people

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* Esmeralda Villalobos, fictional character in the film Pulp Fiction

## See also

* Villalobos (disambiguation)

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