Find out how popular the last name Lavalle is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lavalle.

Lavalle, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lavalle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lavalle in America

Lavalle is the 11946th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lavalle surname appeared 2,617 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lavalle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lavalle to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lavalle

The surname LAVALLE originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French words "la" meaning "the" and "valle" meaning "valley," suggesting the name may have referred to someone who lived in a particular valley or was from a specific place called Valle.

The earliest known recorded instance of the LAVALLE surname dates back to the 13th century, where it appeared in various medieval documents and records from the regions of Normandy and Picardy in northern France. Some variations in spelling included LaValle, Lavale, and de la Valle.

One of the earliest notable individuals with this surname was Jean de la Valle, a French nobleman and knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War against the English in the 14th century. He was born around 1320 and died in battle in 1356.

In the 16th century, there was a prominent French family named LAVALLE who owned a large estate in the village of Vaugirard, near Paris. The most famous member of this family was Claude de LAVALLE, a renowned architect and engineer who worked on several significant construction projects in Paris during the reign of King Henry IV in the late 1500s and early 1600s.

Another historical figure with the LAVALLE surname was Pierre-François LAVALLE, a French military officer and general who served under Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1769 and died in 1830.

In the world of literature, the name LAVALLE is associated with the French poet and playwright Jean-François LAVALLE, who lived from 1716 to 1782. He was known for his satirical works and plays that critiqued societal issues of his time.

During the 19th century, there was a notable American family with the LAVALLE surname, originating from French immigrants who settled in Louisiana. One member of this family, Alexandre LAVALLE, was a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a judge and state senator in Louisiana in the mid-1800s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lavalle

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lavalle.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lavalle was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lavalle has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lavalle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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