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

Valades, 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 Valades surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valades in America

Valades is the 73911th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valades surname appeared 262 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 Valades.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valades 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 Valades

The surname VALADES has its origins in the Basque region, straddling parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Basque word "balada," meaning "valley" or "gorge," suggesting that the original bearers of this name lived or were associated with a particular valley or mountainous region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VALADES can be found in the archives of the town of Labourd, located in the former province of Gascony, in southwestern France. In a document dated 1387, a certain Jean VALADES is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Ainhoa. This suggests that the name had already established itself in the region by that time.

In Spain, the name VALADES is most commonly found in the Basque provinces of Álava, Vizcaya, and Guipúzcoa. It is also present in the neighboring regions of Navarra and La Rioja. One notable individual bearing this name was Pedro VALADES, a 16th-century architect and stonemason who worked on the construction of several churches and monasteries in the Basque Country.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the VALADES name spread beyond the Basque regions as a result of migration and trade. In the archives of the city of Seville, there are records of a merchant named Juan VALADES who traded with the Spanish colonies in the Americas.

In the realm of literature, a prominent bearer of the VALADES surname was Juan Bautista VALADES, a 17th-century Jesuit priest and scholar who wrote extensively on the history and culture of New Spain (present-day Mexico). Born in Puebla in 1597, his works provided valuable insights into the indigenous populations of the region.

Another notable figure was Miguel VALADES, a Spanish military officer and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Philippines in the late 16th century. He served under Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Spanish governor-general of the Philippine Islands.

In the 19th century, a famous bearer of the VALADES name was José María VALADES, a Mexican politician and historian. Born in 1789, he held various government positions and authored several works on the history of Mexico, including a biography of the revolutionary leader Miguel Hidalgo.

As the VALADES surname spread across different regions and countries, it underwent various spelling variations, such as VALADES, VALADAS, and BALLADES. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in the Basque language and the mountainous landscapes of the Pyrenees.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valades

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

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

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