The Vilas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 323 people carried this name — #62,045 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 7% from 348 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 942 people named Vilas 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
162 people named Vilas live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 88 people named Vilas.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Aude.
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.
Who carried it
People named Vilas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Levi Baker Vilas 1811–1879 · judge -
Joseph Vilas 1832–1905 · businessperson -
William Freeman Vilas 1840–1908 · lawyer -
Alfredo Vilas 1854–1904 · lawyer -
Martin S. Vilas 1870–1953 · lawyer -
José Vilas García 1817–1887 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vilas.
- Vigue 1,289 · U.S. census
- Viguerie 126 · U.S. census
- Vil 463 · U.S. census
- Vila 3,016 · U.S. census
- Vilanova 329 · U.S. census
- Vilar 594 · U.S. census
- Vilela 357 · U.S. census
- Vilella 293 · U.S. census
- Villa 52,817 · U.S. census
- Villacampa 121 · U.S. census
- Villaire 179 · U.S. census
- Villalba 4,913 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Vilas is.
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