The Ville surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 193 people carried this name — #94,730 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 22% from 158 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,714 people named Ville.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 56 people named Ville 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 Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 38 people named Ville 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 Santa Fe.
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 Ville,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georges Ville 1824–1897 · teacher -
Pierre Ville 1839–1918 · politician -
Gabriel Jean Louis Ville 1855–1927 · military personnel -
Ephrem Ville 1864–1864 · hotel manager -
Maurice Ville 1900–1982 · sport cyclist -
Nicolas Martin-Ville 1505– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ville.
- Villanova 791 · U.S. census
- Villanueva 61,883 · U.S. census
- Villar 5,530 · U.S. census
- Villard 721 · U.S. census
- Villars 547 · U.S. census
- Villate 148 · U.S. census
- Villebrun 178 · U.S. census
- Villegas 48,599 · U.S. census
- Villemaire 278 · U.S. census
- Villena 937 · U.S. census
- Villeneuve 1,641 · U.S. census
- Villerot 100 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ville is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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