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The Villani surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,053 people carried this name — #10,512 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 97,100 people counted. That is up 21% from 2,521 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Villani surname

Variant of Villano.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Villani» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,053 people named Villani 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 445
Santa Fe 298
City of Buenos Aires 198
Córdoba 45
Entre Ríos 24
San Juan 18
Chubut 14
Río Negro 11

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 320 people named Villani.

124 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 124
Bouches-du-Rhône 63
Nord 15
Isère 15
Var 12
Hautes-Alpes 10
Yvelines 7
Paris 7
Moselle 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

203 people named Villani live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 45
Zurich 44
Bern 19
Valais 18
Schwyz 11
Aargau 11
Basel-Landschaft 11
Geneva 10

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 103 people named Villani live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

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

Where they live today

Hainaut 86
Liège 11
Brussels-Capital 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Villani in American newspapers,
1879–1916.

Newspaper page from The Detroit Times carrying the name Villani
The Detroit Times 1916-11-24
Newspaper page from American Citizen carrying the name Villani
American Citizen 1879-07-19
Newspaper page from Watertown Republican carrying the name Villani
Watertown Republican 1879-07-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,695 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Villani,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Villano Villani d. 1175 · Catholic priest
  • Giovanni Villani 1280–1348 · writer
  • Giovanni Villani 1280–1348 · writer
  • Matteo Villani 1283–1363 · writer
  • Matteo Villani 1285–1363 · writer
  • Filippo Villani 1325–1407 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Villani.

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