Explore the Family Name Valenta

The meaning of Valenta

Czech, Slovak, and Croatian: from a short form of the personal name Valentin, Slovak Valentín (see also Valentine). In Croatia, this surname is in part of Czech origin, while the surname of Slovak origin is also found in Serbia (Vojvodina).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Valenta has seen a slight shift in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 15,745th while it dropped to 16,219th in 2010, marking a small change of -3.01%. Despite the drop in rank, the number of individuals with the Valenta surname increased from 1,702 in 2000 to 1,780 in 2010, showing a growth of 4.58%. The proportion of people named Valenta per 100,000 people also experienced a small decrease from 0.63 in 2000 to 0.6 in 2010, indicating a -4.76% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,745	#16,219	-3.01%
Count	1,702	1,780	4.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.6	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Valenta

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals the distribution among those carrying the Valenta surname. In 2000, a vast majority of 95.71% identified as White which decreased slightly to 93.88% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase from 1.53% in 2000 to 3.82% in 2010, marking a substantial change of 149.67%. The percentages of those identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either negligible or suppressed for privacy. Data from 2010 shows that 1.35% claimed two or more races, a small decrease from 1.59% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	93.88%	-1.91%
Hispanic	1.53%	3.82%	149.67%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.35%	-15.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.45%	0%
Black	0.59%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%