The Villegas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 34,684 people carried this name — #917 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,780 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 250 people named Villegas.
Most of them — 135 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
136 people named Villegas live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Villegas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Esteban Manuel de Villegas 1589–1669 · writer -
Micaela Villegas (La Perricholi) 1748–1819 · actor -
Conrado Villegas 1841–1884 · military personnel -
José Villegas Cordero 1844–1921 · painter -
Benito Villegas 1877–1952 · chess player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 174 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Villegas.
- Villar 4,100 · U.S. census
- Villard 627 · U.S. census
- Villars 508 · U.S. census
- Villate 134 · U.S. census
- Ville 158 · U.S. census
- Villebrun 140 · U.S. census
- Villemaire 262 · U.S. census
- Villena 683 · U.S. census
- Villeneuve 1,572 · U.S. census
- Villerot 100 · U.S. census
- Villers 972 · U.S. census
- Villery 139 · U.S. census
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