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

Valdiviez, 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 Valdiviez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valdiviez in America

Valdiviez is the 50106th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valdiviez surname appeared 418 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 Valdiviez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valdiviez 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 Valdiviez

The surname VALDIVIEZ has its origins in Spain, dating back to the 12th century. It is a locational name derived from the town of Valdivia, located in the Castile-La Mancha region of central Spain. The name is believed to have evolved from the Latin words "vallis" meaning valley and "vidia" meaning green, suggesting that the town was situated in a lush, verdant valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VALDIVIEZ can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century manuscript detailing hunting exploits and journeys of King Alfonso XI of Castile. This document mentions a certain Pedro Valdiviez, who was a huntsman in the king's service.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various records related to the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Juan Valdiviez, born in 1490, was a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico. He later settled in the region now known as Guatemala.

During the 16th century, the VALDIVIEZ name gained prominence with the exploits of Pedro de Valdivia, a Spanish conquistador born in 1497. He led the Spanish conquest of Chile and founded the city of Santiago in 1541. The city of Valdivia in southern Chile was named after him.

Another notable figure bearing the VALDIVIEZ surname was Enrique Valdiviez y Arce, a Spanish painter and engraver who lived from 1589 to 1657. He is best known for his religious works and portraits commissioned by the Spanish nobility.

In the 18th century, Diego Valdiviez, born in 1712, was a Spanish military engineer who contributed to the fortification and defense of several Spanish colonies in the Americas, including Puerto Rico and Cuba.

While the VALDIVIEZ name has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly throughout Latin America, as a result of Spanish colonization and migration. However, its origins and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to medieval Spain and the subsequent exploration and conquest of the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valdiviez

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

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

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