The Villard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 721 people carried this name — #31,994 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 15% from 627 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,570 people named Villard.
85 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 90 départements, most often Rhône.
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
582 people named Villard live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 55 people named Villard 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 Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Villard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henriette Adélaïde Villard Beaumesnil 1748–1802 · composer -
Jean-Marie Villard 1828–1899 · photographer -
Henry Villard 1835–1900 · writer -
Henry Villard 1835–1900 · writer
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Théodore Villard 1838–1904 · engineer -
Hippolyte H. Villard 1793–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Villard.
- Villalon 2,522 · U.S. census
- Villalonga 240 · U.S. census
- Villani 3,053 · U.S. census
- Villanova 791 · U.S. census
- Villanueva 61,883 · U.S. census
- Villar 5,530 · U.S. census
- Villars 547 · U.S. census
- Villate 148 · U.S. census
- Ville 193 · U.S. census
- Villebrun 178 · U.S. census
- Villegas 48,599 · U.S. census
- Villemaire 278 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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