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The Villars surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 547 people carried this name — #40,082 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 508 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 368 people named Villars.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Paris 41
Lot 36
Haute-Vienne 32
Gironde 28
Charente 18
Dordogne 18
Haute-Loire 16
Loire 15

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

221 people named Villars live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 68
Vaud 56
Geneva 20
Neuchâtel 15
Aargau 14
Solothurn 14
Zurich 12
Jura 6

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 print

Villars in American newspapers,
1854–1897.

Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Villars
The Wheatland World 1897-01-01
Newspaper page from Fayetteville Observer carrying the name Villars
Fayetteville Observer 1854-11-23
Newspaper page from Mineral Point Tribune carrying the name Villars
Mineral Point Tribune 1854-10-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,806 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Villars,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Claude Louis Hector de Villars
    Claude Louis Hector de Villars 1653–1734 · military personnel
  • Dominique Villars
    Dominique Villars 1745–1814 · physician
  • Meg Villars
    Meg Villars 1885–1960 · performing artist
  • Elisabeth Villars 1629–1719
  • René Villars de la Brosse-Raquin 1704–1776
  • Louise Antoinette de Brancas-Villars 1755–1812

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

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Surnames next to Villars.

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