Vilain Surname
Approximately 8,709 people bear this surname
Vilain Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) orig. Farm-Servant, Peasant; Serf [Middle English vileyn, vilein, villein, Old French villain (mod. vilain); from French ville, Latin villa, country-estate, farm] Hugh le Vilein.—Hundred Rolls Thus as he spoke, loe with outragious cry A thousand villeins rownd about them swarmd.
Read More About This SurnameVilain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,029 | 1:11,017 | 1,082 |
| Belgium | 1,928 | 1:5,963 | 727 |
| Brazil | 175 | 1:1,223,282 | 42,166 |
| United States | 148 | 1:2,449,047 | 150,246 |
| Denmark | 107 | 1:52,754 | 5,420 |
| Haiti | 70 | 1:152,627 | 6,462 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Vilain (19) may also be a first name.
Vilain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) orig. Farm-Servant, Peasant; Serf [Middle English vileyn, vilein, villein, Old French villain (mod. vilain); from French ville, Latin villa, country-estate, farm] Hugh le Vilein.—Hundred Rolls Thus as he spoke, loe with outragious cry A thousand villeins rownd about them swarmd.—Spenser, Faerie Queene, II. ix. 13.
(French) Peasant, Farmer, Merchant or Trader, Plebeian, Commoner, was the early signification of the word “vilain.” The Viscounts Vilain XIV. are descended from Martin de Gand-Vilain, Councillor of the Duke of Burgundy, who d. 1465. His son is styled Adrien de Gand dit Vilain, second of the name. It is said that the XIV. was added on account of the birth of an heir to the family while Louis XIV. was passing a night at their chateau.
Vilain Demographics
Average Vilain Salary in
United States
$51,488 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vilain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vilain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vilain occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vilain? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 58,101st most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 836,783 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Vilain live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Vilain is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 6,029 people, or 1 in 11,017. In France Vilain is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 27 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from France this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Vilain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Vilain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vilain last name grew 2,467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vilain Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vilain are 12.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vilain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.33% more than the national average, earning $51,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.93% more than the national average, earning $53,126 CAD per year.
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