Vilar Family History

Vilar Surname Meaning

Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and French (Pyrénées-Orientales): topographic name derived from Late Latin villare ‘(part of an) outlying farm dependent settlement’ denoting an inhabitant of a hamlet or a habitational name from any of numerous places called Vilar.

Slovenian: from a derivative of vile ‘hayfork dungfork’ applied as a nickname or perhaps as an occupational name for a fork maker.

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

Similar surnames: Vila, Vilas, Villar, Solar, Vivar, Tolar, Filer, Vida, Bitar, Sitar

54K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
251	Military Records
2K	Immigration Records
894	Census and Voter Lists
704	Member Trees

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Where is the Vilar family from?

You can see how Vilar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Vilar family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Vilar families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 5 Vilar families living in Florida. This was about 83% of all the recorded Vilar's in USA. Florida had the highest population of Vilar families in 1880.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Vilar surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Vilar ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, rodmanchainman was the top reported job for people in the USA named Vilar.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

rodmanchainman

34%

Dishwasher

34%

Waiter

34%

What Vilar family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 894 census records available for the last name Vilar. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Vilar census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Vilar. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 251 military records available for the last name Vilar. For the veterans among your Vilar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Vilar lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Vilar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Vilar in 1959 was 30, and 88 in 2004.

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Vilar Surname Meaning

Slovenian: from a derivative of vile ‘hayfork dungfork’ applied as a nickname or perhaps as an occupational name for a fork maker.

Compare Villar.

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

Where is the Vilar family from?

What did your Vilar ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, rodmanchainman was the top reported job for people in the USA named Vilar.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

rodmanchainman

34%

Dishwasher

34%

Waiter

34%

What Vilar family records will you find?

What is the average Vilar lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Vilar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Vilar in 1959 was 30, and 88 in 2004.

Vilar Family History

Vilar Surname Meaning

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Vilar Surname Meaning

59,000 record(s) for Vilar

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Where is the Vilar family from?

What did your Vilar ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

What Vilar family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Vilar lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Vilar family tree

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