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

Valcarce, 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 Valcarce surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valcarce in America

Valcarce is the 118185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valcarce surname appeared 147 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 Valcarce.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valcarce 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 Valcarce

The surname Valcarce has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the northwestern region of Galicia during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from a Galician place name, likely a small village or hamlet.

The name Valcarce may have roots in the Galician or Spanish words "val" meaning valley and "carce" possibly referring to a type of oak tree or shrub native to the area. This suggests that the original bearers of the name may have hailed from a valley abundant with oak vegetation.

Historical records indicate that the Valcarce surname appears in various medieval documents from Galicia, such as local parish registers and land ownership records. However, there are no known significant historical figures or events directly associated with this name from that era.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Valcarce surname dates back to the late 15th century, when a certain Juan Valcarce was mentioned in a legal document from the town of Pontevedra in Galicia. This document may have been related to property ownership or legal proceedings.

In the 16th century, there are records of a family with the Valcarce surname residing in the town of Vigo, also in Galicia. The patriarch of this family was a merchant named Pedro Valcarce, who lived between 1530 and 1598.

During the 17th century, a notable figure with the Valcarce surname was Fray Alonso Valcarce, a Franciscan friar and theologian born in Galicia in 1625. He authored several religious texts and served as a professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela.

In the 18th century, a military officer named Manuel Valcarce served in the Spanish Army during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). He was born in 1670 and achieved the rank of Captain before his death in 1732.

Another notable bearer of the Valcarce surname was José Valcarce, a Galician architect and engineer who lived from 1815 to 1892. He was responsible for the design and construction of several notable buildings and infrastructure projects in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valcarce

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

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

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