The Willy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 893 people carried this name — #27,110 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is down 5% from 942 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
110 people named Willy live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Willy.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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.
Who carried it
People named Willy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louise Willy 1873–1931 · film actor -
Daniel Heinrich Willy 1786–1861 · jurist
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Suzy Willy 1895–1981 · actor
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Drew Willy 1986– · American football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Willy.
- Williamson 114,959 · U.S. census
- Willie 5,025 · U.S. census
- Willier 302 · U.S. census
- Willig 912 · U.S. census
- Willinger 545 · U.S. census
- Willmann 845 · U.S. census
- Wilm 265 · U.S. census
- Wilmes 2,116 · U.S. census
- Wilmot 4,910 · U.S. census
- Wilmouth 397 · U.S. census
- Wilms 820 · U.S. census
- Wils 197 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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