The Vail surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 10,042 people carried this name — #3,270 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,900 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Vail.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Orne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
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