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The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Vilar. Vilar is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.
The surname Vilar was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this family has been known to live from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vilar research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1030, 1653 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Vilar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Villars, Villar, Villart, Villare, Vilars, Vilart, Vilare, Villarts, Villares, Vilarts, Vilares, Villard, Villards, Villarte, Villarde, Villartes, Villardes, Vilarte, Vilarde, Vilartes, Vilardes, de Villars and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Vilar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.