The surname Villar
A Spanish surname, carried by 5,530 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex V460
Origin
Spanish origin
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,530 people named Villar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,831 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,100.
Who is named Villar
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
73% of people named Villar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
- White (not Hispanic) 14%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- Two or more races 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Villar has the Soundex code V460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V460.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Villar come from?
- From Spanish.
- How common is the surname Villar?
- 5,530 people in the United States had the surname Villar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,831 Americans. It ranked 6,186th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Villar?
- In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Villar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Villar getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,530 in 2010, up 35%.