Ávila or Avila (variants include de Ávila or de Avila, D'Ávila or D'Avila, Dávila and "Davila") is a Spanish or Galician surname, originally de Ávila (who comes from the city of Ávila).
It may refer to:
Adolfo Dávila (born 1965), Mexican filmmaker
Alberto Davila (born c. 1960), Mexican-American boxer
Alex Avila, American baseball player Detroit Tigers
Alexandru Davila (1862-1929), Romanian dramatist, diplomat, public administrator, and memoirist, son of Carol Davila
Andrea Ávila, Argentine long and triple jumper
Artur Avila, Brazilian mathematician
Bobby Ávila, American baseball player
Bonifacio Ávila, Colombian boxer
Carlos Dávila (born 1887), Chilean statesman
Carlos Lage Dávila (born 1951), Cuban politician
Carol Davila (1828–1884), Romanian physician, physicist and general of French origin
Charles F. Avila, American electrical engineer
Desiree Davila, (b. 1983) American Olympic marathoner
Enrico Caterino Davila (born 1576), Italian historian
Eva Avila, Canadian singer
Fidel Dávila Arrondo (born 1878), Spanish army officer
Guillermo Dávila (born 1955), Venezuelan actor and singer
Gustavo Ávila, Venezuelan jockey
Héctor Ávila, Dominican Republic boxer
Joaquin Avila, managing director of the Carlyle Group
John Avila, American bassist from Oingo Boingo
José Antonio Dávila (born 1898), Puerto Rican poet
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, Equatoguinean writer
Lixion Avila, American weather forecaster
Luis Davila (disambiguation), several people
Miguel R. Dávila, President of Honduras
Mónica Farro Dávila (born 1976), Uruguayan theatrical supervedette, actress and dancer
Nick Davila, American football player
Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913–1994), Colombian political writer,
Pedrarias Dávila (Pedro Arias de Ávila) (born 1440), colonial administrator
Pedro Ortiz Davila ("Davilita") (born 1912), Puerto Rican singer
Ricardo Ávila, Panamanian footballer
Robert R. Davila American advocate for the deaf, Assistant Secretary of Education, and President of Gallaudet University
Rodrigo Ávila, Salvadoran politician
Rudolph B. Davila, American Medal of Honor Recipient, World War II
Saint Teresa of Ávila, Roman Catholic saint, 16th Century mystic
Ulises Dávila (born 1991), Mexican association football player
Virgilio Dávila (1869–1943), Puerto Rican poet, educator, politician and businessman
Yiye Ávila (1925–2013), Puerto-Rican evangelist
