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

Vallarta, 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 Vallarta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vallarta in America

Vallarta is the 43732nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vallarta surname appeared 493 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 Vallarta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vallarta 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 Vallarta

The surname Vallarta is of Spanish origin, with roots that can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the town of Vallarta, located in the Castile and León region of Spain. The name is derived from the Spanish word "vallarta," which means "little valley."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the archives of the town of Vallarta, where it appears in documents dating back to the late 1500s. These records mention several families with the surname Vallarta residing in the area at that time.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, some individuals bearing the surname Vallarta made the journey across the Atlantic and settled in various parts of the New World. One notable figure was Juan de Vallarta, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 1500s.

In the 18th century, the surname Vallarta appeared in several historical documents related to the Spanish Empire's activities in the Americas. For instance, there are records of a Pedro Vallarta, who was a military officer stationed in what is now Mexico during the late 1700s.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the surname Vallarta was Ignacio Luis Vallarta, a Mexican lawyer, politician, and writer who lived from 1830 to 1898. He served as a member of the Mexican Congress and was a vocal advocate for liberal reforms.

Another noteworthy individual was Jesús Vallarta, a Mexican mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the field of electromagnetism. He was born in 1892 and passed away in 1960.

Jumping ahead to the 20th century, one of the most renowned figures with the surname Vallarta was Guillermo Vallarta, a Mexican diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Mexico from 1946 to 1948.

It's also worth mentioning that the Mexican coastal city of Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination, derives its name from the surname Vallarta. The city was named after Ignacio Vallarta, a former governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco.

While the surname Vallarta has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly in Latin American countries with significant Spanish influence, such as Mexico and other parts of Central and South America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vallarta

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

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

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