Vilhena Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Vilhena usually leads back to Vilela. Taken at its root, Vilhena points to “Small village”.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Before spelling was fixed, Vilela was also written Vilhena.
• Other spellings include Vilella.

Vilhena coat of arms

Arms linked to Vilela and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Vilhena surname pack.