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Villar Family History

Villar Surname Meaning

Spanish: habitational name from any of numerous places called Villar, a cognate of 2 below and 3 below. Compare Del Villar.

Galician and Catalan: Castilianized form of Vilar.

French (southern): topographic name derived from Late Latin villare ‘(part of an) outlying farm dependent settlement’ (see Villars) denoting an inhabitant of a hamlet.

English (Gloucestershire): variant of Villiers.

Americanized form of Slovenian Vilar.

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


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You can see how Villar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Villar family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Villar families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 19 Villar families living in Gloucestershire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Villar's in United Kingdom. Gloucestershire had the highest population of Villar families in 1891.
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What did your Villar ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Villar. 100% of Villar women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Census Records

There are 6,000 census records available for the last name Villar. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Villar census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 8,000 immigration records available for the last name Villar. 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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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Villar. For the veterans among your Villar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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