Explore the Family Name Villers

The meaning of Villers

French and Walloon: habitational name from Villers, the name of several places in the northern part of France as well as in Belgium (Wallonia), named from Late Latin villare ‘(part of an) outlying farm, dependent settlement’ (see Villars). Compare Devillers. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Arsene, Philippe.

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How common is the last name Villers in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Villers has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Villers was ranked 24,180th in terms of surname popularity within the United States; by 2010, it had dropped to 25,935th. This represents a decrease of 7.26%. The number of individuals with this surname also declined from 972 in 2000 to 947 in 2010, a decrease of about 2.57%. Furthermore, the proportion of Villers per 100K people decreased by 11.11% during this ten year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,180	#25,935	-7.26%
Count	972	947	-2.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.32	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Villers

As per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Villers, the majority identify as White, at 94.72% in 2010, a slight drop from 95.06% in 2000. Interestingly, there has been an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.65% in 2000 to 2.32% in 2010. Similarly, those identifying as Black increased from 0.72% to 0.95%. However, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 2.06% to 1.80%. Data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either not present or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.06%	94.72%	-0.36%
Hispanic	1.65%	2.32%	40.61%
Two or More Races	2.06%	1.8%	-12.62%
Black	0.72%	0.95%	31.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0%	0%