Explore the Family Name Valades

The meaning of Valades

Spanish (mainly Badajoz): variant of Valadez.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Valades in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Valades has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 74,675 in terms of prevalence but moved up to 73,911 by 2010, indicating a growth rate of 1.02%. The absolute count of individuals with this last name also rose from 241 to 262 during this period, marking an 8.71% rise. However, despite this growth in numbers, the proportion of people bearing the surname Valades per 100,000 remained stable at 0.09.

20002010Change
Rank#74,675#73,9111.02%
Count2412628.71%
Proportion per 100k0.090.090%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Valades

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Valades surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 96.27% of Valades identified as Hispanic, though this figure slightly decreased to 94.66% by 2010. A smaller percentage claimed a White ethnic identity, which saw a significant increase from 3.73% in 2000 to 5.34% in 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed or remained at zero for both years.

20002010Change
Hispanic96.27%94.66%-1.67%
White3.73%5.34%43.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%