Explore the Family Name Valeri

The meaning of Valeri

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Valerio or Valero. Compare Valerie and Valery. 2. Catalan: from the personal name Valeri, Catalan form of Valerio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Luciano, Luigi, Aldo, Amerigo, Antonio, Camillo, Dino, Emidio, Enrico, Fiorino.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Valeri experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,698th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 24,762nd position, representing a change of -4.49%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally from 997 in 2000 to 1006 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k population decreased by -8.11%, from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,698	#24,762	-4.49%
Count	997	1,006	0.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.34	-8.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Valeri

The ethnic identity associated with the Valeri surname also saw some shifts during the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White diminished slightly from 93.38% in 2000 to 92.25% in 2010. There was a substantial increase in those identifying as Hispanic, growing by 61.54% to reach 5.67% in 2010. Those reporting “two or more races” reduced their share from 1.10% to 0.80%, while the Black demographic also dropped significantly from 1.50% to 0.89%. As for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, the percentages remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.38%	92.25%	-1.21%
Hispanic	3.51%	5.67%	61.54%
Black	1.5%	0.89%	-40.67%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0.8%	-27.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%