The Villanueva surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 61,883 people carried this name — #539 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,770 people counted. That is up 39% from 44,570 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Villanueva surname
Common surname in the Philippines and Mexico.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Villanueva» (English), 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 28,886 people named Villanueva 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 307 people named Villanueva.
150 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Hérault.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
225 people named Villanueva live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 the Nordic population registers
87 people named Villanueva are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Villanueva in American newspapers,
1937–1945.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,956 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Villanueva,
with a public archive behind them.
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Juan de Villanueva 1739–1811 · architect -
Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva 1757–1837 · writer -
José Villanueva y Arévalo 1781– · magistrate -
Mariano Villanueva y Martínez 1824–1882 · politician -
Arístides Villanueva 1825–1900 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 220 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Villanueva.
- Villaire 179 · U.S. census
- Villalba 4,913 · U.S. census
- Villalon 2,522 · U.S. census
- Villalonga 240 · U.S. census
- Villani 3,053 · U.S. census
- Villanova 791 · U.S. census
- Villar 5,530 · U.S. census
- Villard 721 · U.S. census
- Villars 547 · U.S. census
- Villate 148 · U.S. census
- Ville 193 · U.S. census
- Villebrun 178 · U.S. census
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