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

Vall, 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 Vall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vall in America

Vall is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vall surname appeared 255 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 Vall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vall 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 Vall

The surname "VALL" is believed to have originated in Spain and Portugal during the medieval period. It is likely derived from the Latin word "vallis," meaning "valley," which could suggest that the name's bearers hailed from a specific valley or region. In its earliest forms, the name appeared as "Vall" or "Valle" in historical records from the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the earliest documented instances of the surname can be found in the Catalonian town of Vall d'Hebron, near Barcelona, where a family bearing the name "Vall" is recorded in the 12th century. This suggests that the name may have originated as a place name or a topographic descriptor before evolving into a hereditary surname.

In the 13th century, the surname appears in the Aragonese manuscripts of King James I of Aragon, where a nobleman named Pedro de Vall is mentioned as a participant in the Reconquista, the centuries-long struggle to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish rule.

Another notable early bearer of the surname was Ferran Vall-llosera, a 14th-century Catalonian poet and scholar who is considered one of the precursors of the Renaissance in Spain. His works, which often celebrated the beauty of the Catalonian countryside, may have contributed to the association of the name with natural landscapes and valleys.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the records of the Inquisition in Portugal, where a family named Vall was persecuted for their Jewish heritage. This suggests that the surname had spread beyond Spain and into neighboring regions by this time.

During the Age of Exploration, the surname traveled to the Americas with Spanish and Portuguese colonists. One notable figure was Diego de Vall, a 16th-century navigator and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico and later served as a colonial governor in Central America.

Throughout the centuries, the surname "VALL" has maintained a presence in Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies, with various notable individuals bearing the name. These include Miguel Vall-llosera y Baget, a 19th-century Spanish politician and writer, and José Vall, a 20th-century Peruvian artist known for his vibrant landscapes and depictions of indigenous life.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vall

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

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

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