Explore the Family Name Villines

The meaning of Villines

English: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Villines has seen a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname's rank slipped from 16,283 in 2000 down to 17,283 in 2010 showing a decrease of just over 6%. Despite the dip in ranking, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally by 0.55% between these years, from 1,629 to 1,638. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of individuals bearing the Villines surname per 100,000 people dropped by 6.67%, from 0.6 in 2000 to 0.56 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#16,283#17,283-6.14%
Count1,6291,6380.55%
Proportion per 100k0.60.56-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Villines

Shifting focus to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Villines, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those carrying the Villines name identified as White, remaining relatively stable at around 77%. There was a small increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (up almost 40%) or Black (rising about 3%), while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a significant increase of nearly 29%. Conversely, there was a nearly 20% decrease in those recording their ethnicity as two or more races. The number of Villines identifying as Hispanic saw a minor growth of 1.47%.

20002010Change
White77.72%77.35%-0.48%
Black11.66%11.97%2.66%
Hispanic6.14%6.23%1.47%
Two or More Races2.82%2.26%-19.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native1.04%1.34%28.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.61%0.85%39.34%