Where does the last name "Villarreal" come from?

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Where does the last name "Villarreal" come from?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: villarreal
1. Spanish: habitational name from any of several places named Villar(r)eal, from Spanish villa ??(outlying) farmstead??, ??(dependent) settlement?? + real ??royal?? (Latin regalis), as for example Villarreal de San Carlos in C㡣eres. The places were so named from having some particular connection with the Crown.
2. In some cases, variant of Catalan Vila-real, from the town named Vila-real in Castell㳠de la Plana provinve.