Explore the Family Name Vallis

The meaning of Vallis

1. Greek: status name from Greek valis ‘prefect’, Turkish vali ‘governor’. 2. English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from the old province of Valois in the Ile‐de‐France, named with a derivative of Old French val ‘valley’. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Dimitrios, Savvas, Spiro.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vallis saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It fell from a rank of 61,376 in 2000 to 75,799 in 2010, a decline of approximately 23.5%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased by about 17%, dropping from 306 to 254 during the same decade. Likewise, its proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a drop of 18.18%, indicating an overall decline in usage.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#75,799	-23.5%
Count	306	254	-16.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vallis

The Decennial U.S. Census data for ethnicity reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vallis from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, most people with this surname identified as White (85.95%), followed by Hispanic (6.86%), and then Black (3.59%). By 2010, the percentage identifying as White had declined slightly to 83.07%, while the percentage identifying as Hispanic more than doubled to 14.17%. However, there were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The category of "Two or more races" appeared in 2000 with 1.63% but was absent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.95%	83.07%	-3.35%
Hispanic	6.86%	14.17%	106.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.63%	0%	0%
Black	3.59%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%