Viola surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Viola surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,353 people carried this name — #5,064 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,400 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 550 people named Viola.

190 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 190
Bouches-du-Rhône 57
Corsica 44
Rhône 40
Paris 27
Alpes-Maritimes 23
Hérault 20
Ardennes 16
Isère 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

290 people named Viola live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where they live today

Zurich 61
Ticino 59
Vaud 37
Geneva 25
Thurgau 22
Bern 17
Graubünden 13
Lucerne 12

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.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 165 people named Viola 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 Hainaut.

Where they live today

Hainaut 106
Liège 19
Brussels-Capital 16
Limburg 7
Walloon Brabant 6
Namur 6
Antwerp 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

77 people named Viola have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 165 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where they live today

Silesian 37
Pomeranian 17
Greater Poland 10
Warmian-Masurian 7
Lower Silesian 2
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 2
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Viola in American newspapers,
1875–1924.

Newspaper page from The Manchester Journal carrying the name Viola
The Manchester Journal 1875-08-19
Newspaper page from The Kenna Record carrying the name Viola
The Kenna Record 1914-01-30
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald And The Lusk Standard carrying the name Viola
The Lusk Herald And The Lusk Standard 1924-02-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 600,443 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Viola,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alfonso dalla Viola
    Alfonso dalla Viola 1508–1573 · composer
  • Miguel Navarro Viola
    Miguel Navarro Viola 1830–1890 · politician
  • Berardino Viola
    Berardino Viola 1838–1906 · brigand
  • Carlo Viola
    Carlo Viola 1855–1925 · geologist
  • Giacinto Viola
    Giacinto Viola 1870–1943 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 185 lives in all are documented under this name.

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