Explore the Family Name Vallez

The meaning of Vallez

1. Spanish (also Vállez): altered form of Spanish Valles or Catalan Vallès, influenced by the Spanish patronymic suffix -ez. 2. French (Nord): regional variant of Vallet. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Emilio, Adelaida, Francisco, Gregorio, Gustavo, Jaime, Juan, Luis, Manuel, Mario, Pablo, Raul.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vallez had a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname fell from 30,023 to 32,524, representing a decrease of approximately 8.33%. Similarly, the number of individuals with the Vallez surname also dropped from 737 in 2000 to 707 in 2010, marking a 4.07% decrease. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 11.11%, moving from 0.27 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,023	#32,524	-8.33%
Count	737	707	-4.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vallez

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the most prevalent ethnic identity associated with the Vallez surname is Hispanic, which increased from 80.73% in 2000 to 84.30% in 2010. The presence of White within the Vallez surname fell by 17.95% during the same period, shifting from 16.55% to 13.58%. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity under the Vallez surname for both years. The percentage of people identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native also decreased or remained suppressed (S), with the latter dropping from 1.09% to 0.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	80.73%	84.3%	4.42%
White	16.55%	13.58%	-17.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.09%	0.85%	-22.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.22%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%