Villar is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Spain, France, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Villar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Spain, France, England
Meaning:

The lastname Villar is the variation of the Villard. William.

Villar is the form of Villars. The same as Villiers - The family are said to have come into England with the Conqueror, which is probable. There are at present six places in Normandy so called, besides a larger number called Villers, one of the numerous ways in which the surname is spelled. The Earl of Jersey's family trace to Alexander de Villiers, lord of Brokesby, county of Lancaster, early in the XIII century. Sir Richard de Villars was a Crusader under Edward I, and hence the cross and escallop shells in the coat-armour of his descendants.

How popular is Villar?

Villar is common in Spain, Philippines, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, United States, Brazil, Cuba, Uruguay, France, Panama, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Portugal, England, Saudi Arabia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Canada, Switzerland, Taiwan.

Villar is ranked 3415 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Villars grew by 34.88 per cent to 5530 since 2000 and ranked 6186 after elevating 1308 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 72.57 69.22
White 13.71 17.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 12.26 11.27
Black 0.69 0.56
Others 0.67 1.07
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.11 0.17
Villar is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain however Paraguay lie ahead in terms of density. Around 164100 people have been found who wears Villar as their family name. Villar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Villar:
143 Spain34,686
221 Philippines33,066
357 Peru15,248
383 Argentina13,918
1,014 Mexico12,665
163 Dominican Republic11,278
Countries with thousands of Villar:
198 Paraguay8,482
436 Chile6,791
944 Colombia6,232
7,410 United States5,725
1,928 Brazil4,325
504 Cuba2,883
190 Uruguay2,202
7,673 France1,154
428 Panama1,140
Countries with hundreds of Villar:
2,050 Venezuela844
1,505 Bolivia636
4,292 Ecuador392
1,897 Portugal349
19,121 England243
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
2,720 Guatemala200
866 Costa Rica162
22,683 Canada155
6,909 Switzerland155
1,654 Taiwan123
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,879 Australia92
58,468 Italy92
63,174 Germany91
2,397 Singapore90
25,041 Belgium61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,406 Honduras38
243,257 Thailand34
14,967 Kuwait29
53,972 Netherlands26
1,914 Puerto Rico24
3,086 French Polynesia18
12,021 Ireland14
26,891 Qatar12
1,135 Andorra12
66,831 Sweden11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,116 United Arab Emirates10
5,469 Bahrain9
3,802 Hong Kong9
414,297 Russia9
3,029 Guam8
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
25,488 Scotland7
189,736 South Africa6
48,838 Japan6
47,603 Denmark6
2,743 Belize6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

16 years old servant Maria Villar who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on October 19, 1860 by Ceder put out from Bremen. Georgina Villar, Of unknown age Antoine Villar, Francoise Villar, aged 18, Lace maker Theophile Villar, Antoine Villar (22) Farmer, Virgile Villar (22) Farmer, are others that migrated to US.

Villar Namesakes

  • Justo Villar, Paraguayan former professional footballer
  • Paulo Villar, Colombian hurdling athlete
  • Sergio Bismarck Villar, former Uruguay football left back

Villar Namesakes

  • Justo Villar, Paraguayan former professional footballer
  • Paulo Villar, Colombian hurdling athlete
  • Sergio Bismarck Villar, former Uruguay football left back

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