The Villeneuve surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,641 people carried this name — #17,258 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,572 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Villeneuve surname
A surname from French, equivalent to English Newton.
Borrowed from French Villeneuve (literally “Newtown, new town”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Villeneuve» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,638 people named Villeneuve.
55 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 89 départements, most often Vendée.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 46 people named Villeneuve 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.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Villeneuve live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Villeneuve in American newspapers,
1849–1944.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,199 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Villeneuve,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve 1685–1755 · writer -
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve 1763–1806 · naval officer -
Adolphe-Victor Paillard de Villeneuve 1804–1874 · lawyer -
Jeanne Émilie de Villeneuve 1811–1854 · nun -
Joseph-Octave Villeneuve 1836–1901 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 175 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Villeneuve.
- 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
- Villena 937 · U.S. census
- Villerot 100 · U.S. census
- Villers 947 · U.S. census
- Villery 119 · U.S. census
- Villiard 265 · U.S. census
- Villiers 181 · U.S. census
- Villon 398 · U.S. census
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