Explore the Family Name Valderas

The meaning of Valderas

Spanish: habitational name from any of the three places so called, especially one in León, probably named with valle valley and the plural of era ‘threshing floor’. Compare Balderas and Balderaz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Valderas saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Valderas was ranked 25,754th in popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed the ranks to 24,531st place, marking a 4.75% increase. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 898 in 2000 to 1,019 in 2010, signifying a growth rate of 13.47%. Consequently, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.35 had the surname Valderas in 2010, compared to 0.33 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,754	#24,531	4.75%
Count	898	1,019	13.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.35	6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Valderas

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that Valderas is predominantly a Hispanic surname. In 2000, 89.76% of individuals with this last name identified as Hispanic. This figure decreased slightly to 89.50% in 2010. The percentage of white individuals bearing this surname also dropped from 8.35% in 2000 to 7.65% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander descent with the surname Valderas in 2000, but this group represented 1.47% of the Valderas population in 2010. Similarly, the census recorded no black individuals with this surname in 2000, but they made up 0.69% of the population in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.76%	89.5%	-0.29%
White	8.35%	7.65%	-8.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.47%	0%
Black	0%	0.69%	0%
Two or More Races	0.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%