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

Valerdi, 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 Valerdi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valerdi in America

Valerdi is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valerdi surname appeared 167 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 Valerdi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valerdi 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 Valerdi

The surname Valerdi originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. It likely derives from the Basque words "balerdi" or "baleardi", meaning "orchard" or "fertile land". This suggests the name's early bearers may have lived near or owned orchards or fertile farmland.

Valerdi first appeared in historical records as early as the 13th century in the regions of Navarre and the Basque Country. Some of the earliest recorded spellings include Balerdi, Valeardi, and Vallerdi. The surname spread throughout Spain over the following centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Juan Perez de Valerdi, a landowner from the town of Huarte in Navarre, mentioned in a land grant dated 1322. Another early record is Pedro de Valerdi, a merchant from San Sebastian, recorded in 1475.

In the 16th century, the Valerdi name appears in the town of Renteria near San Sebastian, with Domingo de Valerdi listed as a local magistrate in 1525. Around this time, some bearers of the name emigrated to the Americas as part of the Spanish colonization efforts.

Notable individuals with the Valerdi surname include Pedro Jose de Valerdi (1698-1772), a Spanish military engineer who helped design fortifications in Mexico and Florida. Gregorio Valerdi (1818-1902) was a Mexican politician who served as governor of San Luis Potosi.

Other prominent Valerdis were Jose Ildefonso Valerdi (1823-1893), a Mexican lawyer and statesman, and Ramon Valerdi (1876-1943), a Mexican architect who designed several buildings in Mexico City. More recently, Jose Valerdi (1933-2014) was a noted Mexican painter and sculptor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valerdi

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

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

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