The Viera surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,861 people carried this name — #3,024 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,900 people counted. That is up 37% from 8,686 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 15,818 people named Viera live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 6,516
Misiones 4,072
City of Buenos Aires 1,008
Corrientes 790
Córdoba 721
Entre Ríos 551
Santa Fe 471
Tucumán 384

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 40 people named Viera.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Hérault.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Hérault 9
Yvelines 5
Gers 2
Loir-et-Cher 1
Pas-de-Calais 1
Seine-et-Marne 1
Val-d’Oise 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

30 people named Viera live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 10
Zurich 10
Valais 4
Fribourg 3
Vaud 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Viera in American newspapers,
1907–1913.

Newspaper page from The Sea Coast Echo carrying the name Viera
The Sea Coast Echo 1907-06-08
Newspaper page from Atlanta Georgian carrying the name Viera
Atlanta Georgian 1913-06-30
Newspaper page from Atlanta Georgian carrying the name Viera
Atlanta Georgian 1913-06-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,394 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Viera in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

87 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Viera. The most, 25, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 38
Victoria 14
Western Australia 12
Queensland 10
South Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 4
Tasmania 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Viera.

Who carried it

People named Viera,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Feliciano Viera
    Feliciano Viera 1872–1927 · lawyer
  • Petrona Viera Garino
    Petrona Viera Garino 1895–1960 · engraver
  • Ondino Viera
    Ondino Viera 1901–1997 · association football coach
  • Francisco Eugenio Viera Ovalle d. 1973 · university student
  • Dionisio Viera 1855–1924 · politician
  • José Viera Fuentes 1860–1937 · gardener

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Viera,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States381 records

381 records of the Viera name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 163
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 106
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 45
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Francis Viera

    Born 1925 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1943 at Providence; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Rhode Island.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Gergario Viera

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1972; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Mary S. Viera

    Born 1863 in Portugal. Registered as a foreign national in Bristol, Rhode Island, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 381 records for Viera in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France13 records

13 records of the Viera name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lidia Viera

    Born 1937 in Italy; died 1999 in Ézanville (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Manuel Viera

    Born 1910 in Spain; died 1999 in Mont-de-Marsan (Landes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Yvette Marie Yvonne Viera

    Born 1941 in Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise); died 1999 in Chaillac (Indre).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Viera in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Viera name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena Viëra

    Married in 1867 in 's-Gravenhage; seamstress.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record David Viëra

    Married in 1847 in Amsterdam; merchant.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Rachel Israel Viera

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1826 in Amstm.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Viera in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Viera name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anthony Viera

    Sailed from Victoria in 1866 aboard the Dover Castle, bound for London, aged 42.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Francis Viera

    Sailed from Victoria in 1857 aboard the Kent, bound for London, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Viera in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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