The Vilanova surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 242 people carried this name — #74,398 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 218 people named Vilanova.
82 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
23 people named Vilanova live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Vilanova in American newspapers,
1879–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 773 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vilanova.
- Vigo 977 · U.S. census
- Vigor 130 · U.S. census
- Vigue 1,360 · U.S. census
- Viguerie 119 · U.S. census
- Vil 252 · U.S. census
- Vila 2,499 · U.S. census
- Vilar 514 · U.S. census
- Vilas 348 · U.S. census
- Vilela 366 · U.S. census
- Vilella 191 · U.S. census
- Villa 39,402 · U.S. census
- Villacampa 108 · U.S. census
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