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Vil Family History

Vil Surname Meaning

Haitian: ornamental or topographic name based on the Haitian Creole spelling of French ville (compare St. Vil).

French and possibly also Haitian: shortened form of Ville, a habitational name from (La) Ville, the name of several places in various parts of France named with ville ‘settlement’.

This surname is rare in France.

It was brought to the US mainly from Haiti (see also 1 above).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Vil families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Vil family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Vil families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 3 Vil families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Vil's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Vil families in 1911.
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Between 1952 and 2003, in the United States, Vil life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Vil in 1952 was 41, and 63 in 2003.

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