Villadsen Surname
Approximately 3,799 people bear this surname
Villadsen Surname User-submission:
Villadsen means 'son of Villad'. Villads is Danish, short hand for Willehadus. Willehadus comes from the Latinized form of the Old English name Willehad, composed of Old English wil meaning "will, desire" and Germanic hadu "battle, combat".
Read More About This SurnameVilladsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3,451 | 1:1,636 | 108 |
| United States | 93 | 1:3,897,408 | 212,857 |
| Greenland | 81 | 1:696 | 119 |
| Norway | 65 | 1:79,112 | 11,031 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Villadsen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Villadsen means 'son of Villad'. Villads is Danish, short hand for Willehadus. Willehadus comes from the Latinized form of the Old English name Willehad, composed of Old English wil meaning "will, desire" and Germanic hadu "battle, combat".
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Villadsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Villadsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Villadsen occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Villadsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,667th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,918,280 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Villadsen live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 3,451 people, or 1 in 1,636. In Denmark it is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 34 percent reside, North Denmark Region, where 23 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent reside. Other than Denmark Villadsen occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Greenland, where 2 percent reside.
Villadsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Villadsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Villadsen last name grew 9,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Villadsen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Villadsen surname are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Villadsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning 377,874 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $54,586 CAD per year.
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