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

Valadão, 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 Valadão surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valadão in America

Valadão is the 71042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valadão surname appeared 275 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Valadão.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valadão 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 Valadão

The surname Valadao has its origins in Portugal, tracing back to the 12th century. It is a locational surname derived from the Portuguese town of Valadao, located in the district of Viseu in northern Portugal. The name likely stems from the Latin word "vallis," meaning valley, suggesting that the town was situated in a valley.

The earliest known record of the surname Valadao can be found in a medieval document from the 13th century, where it appears as "Valladao." This spelling variation highlights the influence of Old Portuguese orthography on the surname's evolution.

In the 14th century, the Valadao name appears in the Livro das Lezírias, an important Portuguese cartulary that documented land ownership and transactions. This record suggests that the Valadao family held notable landholdings during this period.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Valadao was João Valadao, a 15th-century Portuguese nobleman and military commander who fought in the Reconquista, the campaign to expel the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula.

During the Age of Exploration, the Valadao surname spread beyond Portugal's borders as Portuguese explorers and settlers ventured to the country's overseas territories. In the 16th century, Pedro Valadao, a wealthy merchant and landowner, established a prominent family in the Portuguese colony of Brazil.

Another notable figure was Afonso Valadao, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary who traveled to Asia and documented his experiences in a manuscript that is now preserved in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (National Library of Portugal).

In the 18th century, Manuel Valadao, a renowned architect, left his mark on the city of Lisbon with his design for the Igreja de São Roque, a magnificent Baroque church that still stands today.

The 19th century saw the rise of Joaquim Valadao, a Portuguese politician and writer who served as a member of the Cortes (parliament) and authored several works on political philosophy and history.

As the Valadao surname spread across the globe through Portuguese migration, it has been carried by individuals in various fields, from academics and artists to business leaders and public figures, leaving their mark on the cultural and historical tapestry of multiple nations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valadão

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

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 Valadão 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 Valadão 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 Valadão was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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