Villers Surname

137,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Villers Surname Definition:

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, co.

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Villers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2031:301,29627,772
France9021:73,63910,311
Belgium6831:16,8332,580
England1401:397,98627,485
Canada721:511,74443,418
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Latvia381:53,9498,130
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Denmark141:403,19427,097
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Wales81:386,81619,671
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China41:341,830,39216,990
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Villers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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, co. 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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From a place so called, in France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Villers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Villers Come From? nationality or country of origin

Villers (Russian: Виллерс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Villers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 137,075th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,227,926 people. The surname Villers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Villers live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Villers is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,203 people, or 1 in 301,296. In The United States Villers is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent live and Belgium, where 21 percent live.

Villers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Villers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 734 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Villers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Villers last name are 5.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Villers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.27% less than the national average, earning $38,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,187 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villiers933,268/
Villeirs9312/
Villeers930/
Willers867,115/
Villars863,236/
Fillers86844/
Vüllers8667/
Billers8636/
Völlers8633/
Vellers8626/
Villirs866/
Veilers860/
Williers8062/
Filliers8045/
Willgers8020/
Vuellers807/
Billiers804/
Villiars802/
Willetrs801/
Villairs801/
Phillers800/
Vliers7777/
Vllars771/
Uilers771/
Fllers770/
Vllors770/
Fellers713,220/
Willars71883/
Bellers71405/
Wellers71156/
Veelers71129/
Weilers7171/
Wållers717/
Wailers717/
Füllers713/
Fillars713/
Witlers712/
Fillors711/
Wlliers711/
Vellars711/
Byllers711/
Fillirs710/
Bellears6742/
Flers6739/
Williars672/
Buellers672/
Blers672/
Billiors671/
Feellers671/
Belliers670/

Villers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Villers in the Russian language
Виллерсvillers-

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