Villard is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Villard
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning:

Variant form of the 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.

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How popular is Villard?

Villard is common in France, United States, Switzerland, Haiti, Gabon, Canada, Morocco.

Villard is ranked 39258 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Villards grew by 14.99 per cent to 721 since 2000 and ranked 31994 after elevating 2216 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 55.76 60.13
Black 33.15 23.6
Hispanic or Latino 5.41 4.31
Others 4.3 7.02
Villard is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 13387 people have been found who wears Villard as their family name. Villard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Villard:
558 France10,005
Countries with thousands of Villard:
31,337 United States1,037
Countries with hundreds of Villard:
1,618 Switzerland829
1,832 Haiti466
1,744 Gabon202
20,218 Canada177
34,956 Morocco170
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
70,623 Brazil94
32,544 Spain60
7,170 Dominican Republic54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,251 Argentina46
132,064 Germany30
27,489 Mexico28
79,942 England27
10,794 Estonia23
28,127 Norway19
25,468 Venezuela14
26,435 New Zealand14
407,040 Thailand11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,336 Sweden9
30,910 Chile8
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

41 years old farmer David-Francois Villard who was residing in Switzerland migrated to New York on May 15, 1850 by Seine put out from Havre. Elise Villard, aged 18, 7 years old Francois Villard, 20 years old Francois-Henry Villard, Julie Villard, aged 8, Louise Villard (9) Farmer, Magdalena Villard, aged 32, 44 years old Sophie Villard, Farmer Theophile Villard, and 37 other Villard around 51.35% of whom were farmer while others worked as professor and dressmaker, tailor migrated to US.

Villard Namesakes

  • Oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist and editor of the 'New York Evening Post
  • Fanny Garrison Villard, women's suffrage campaigner and a co-founder of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist
  • Henry Villard, American journalist and financier
  • Sylvia del Villard, actress, dancer
  • Colleen Villard, American voice actress best known as voice of Sora Takenouchi in the 'Digimon' anime and the current voice of Miles "Tails" Prower and Charmy Bee
  • Tom Villard, American actor

Villard Namesakes

  • Oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist and editor of the 'New York Evening Post
  • Fanny Garrison Villard, women's suffrage campaigner and a co-founder of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist
  • Henry Villard, American journalist and financier
  • Sylvia del Villard, actress, dancer
  • Colleen Villard, American voice actress best known as voice of Sora Takenouchi in the 'Digimon' anime and the current voice of Miles "Tails" Prower and Charmy Bee
  • Tom Villard, American actor

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