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Early Origins of the Ville family

The surname Ville was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Ville family

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Ville Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fondeville, Fondevilles, Fond de Ville, Fonds de Ville, Fond de Villes, Font de Ville, Fons de Ville, Font de Villes, Fons de Villes, Deville, de Ville and many more.

Early Notables of the Ville family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Pierre-Clair de Fondeville, Count, Lord and Baron, was one of three commissioners named by the King for the formation of the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées and who was also elected Mayor of Tarbes

Ville Ranking

In France, the name Ville is the 1,514th most popular surname with an estimated 3,884 people with that name. 1


United States Ville migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ville Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Rosalie Ville, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1813 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ville (post 1700) +

  • Evelyne Ville, Doctor, Paris


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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