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

Valderas, 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 Valderas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valderas in America

Valderas is the 24531st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valderas surname appeared 1,019 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 Valderas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valderas 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 Valderas

The surname VALDERAS originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish toponym "Val de Eras", which translates to "Valley of the Threshing Floors". This name likely refers to a specific valley or region where grain was threshed and processed.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VALDERAS surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century census document from the Kingdom of Castile. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time among residents of the region.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the VALDERAS surname appeared in various historical records and manuscripts across Spain. For example, in 1586, a man named Juan de VALDERAS was listed as a resident of the town of Ledesma in the province of Salamanca.

In the 18th century, the VALDERAS surname spread beyond Spain as Spanish explorers and colonists ventured to the Americas. One notable individual from this era was Pedro de VALDERAS, a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Popayán (now part of Colombia) in the late 1700s.

Another prominent figure with the VALDERAS surname was José María VALDERAS, a Spanish politician and writer who lived from 1767 to 1840. He served as a member of the Cortes, the Spanish parliament, and wrote several works on history and politics.

In the 19th century, José María VALDERAS y Alvarado (1817-1888) was a notable Mexican writer and educator. He founded the Literary Institute in Toluca and published numerous works on literature and education.

Moving into the 20th century, Enrique VALDERAS (1905-1986) was a prominent Spanish painter and artist. He was known for his paintings depicting rural life and landscapes in Spain.

Another individual of note was Waldo VALDERAS (1920-2005), a Mexican-American artist and sculptor. He was best known for his large-scale public sculptures and monuments, many of which can be found in cities across the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valderas

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

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

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