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

Valeriano, 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 Valeriano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valeriano in America

Valeriano is the 15442nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valeriano surname appeared 1,897 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Valeriano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valeriano 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 Valeriano

The surname Valeriano is of Italian origin, derived from the Latin name Valerius. It is believed to have originated in the region of Lazio, which includes the city of Rome, as early as the 1st century AD.

Valerius was a common Roman name, and it is thought to have derived from the Latin word "valere," meaning "to be strong" or "to be well." The name may have been given to individuals who were physically strong or healthy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Valeriano can be found in the "Liber Pontificalis," a manuscript from the 6th century AD that chronicles the lives of popes. It mentions a Roman noble named Valeriano who lived during the reign of Pope Simplicius in the 5th century.

In the 9th century, a monk named Valeriano di Cividale is known for his work as a scribe and copyist of manuscripts in the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria in Valle di Cividale, located in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

Another notable bearer of the name was Valeriano Regnart, a 13th-century Italian mathematician and astronomer from Parma. He is known for his work on the Julian calendar and his contributions to the understanding of planetary movements.

In the 14th century, a Florentine painter named Valeriano di Domenico is recorded as having worked on frescoes in various churches in Italy, including the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence.

During the Renaissance period, Valeriano Bolzani (1495-1568) was an Italian humanist and scholar from Belluno, known for his work in translating ancient Greek texts into Latin.

Over the centuries, the surname Valeriano has been associated with various places and regions in Italy, including Lazio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, and Tuscany, among others. Variations in spelling, such as Valleriano, Valeriani, and Valleriani, have also been documented.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valeriano

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

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

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