Explore the Family Name Vallas

The meaning of Vallas

Greek: nickname or metonymic occupational name from Albanian valle ‘dance’, or else a topographic name from Aromanian vali ‘valley’. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Spiro, Theophilos.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vallas saw a notable decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vallas ranked 41,793 in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 49,461, representing an 18.35% decline. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname also dropped from 490 in 2000 to 425 in 2010, marking a 13.27% decrease. Accordingly, the proportion of people with the surname Vallas per 100,000 population fell from 0.18 to 0.14 during the same period, showing a 22.22% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,793	#49,461	-18.35%
Count	490	425	-13.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.14	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vallas

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some shifts for the surname Vallas between 2000 and 2010. The largest group, those identifying as White, decreased slightly from 90.00% to 87.53%. Meanwhile, individuals of Hispanic ethnicity increased their representation from 5.10% to 8.00%, a rise of 56.86%. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also grew from 1.43% to 2.35%, a gain of 64.34%. However, the category of "Two or more races" was not represented in 2010, whereas it accounted for 2.86% in 2000. There were no changes in the categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at 0% in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90%	87.53%	-2.74%
Hispanic	5.1%	8%	56.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.43%	2.35%	64.34%
Two or More Races	2.86%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%