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

Vallée, 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 Vallée surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vallée in America

Vallée is the 11890th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vallée surname appeared 2,633 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 Vallée.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vallée 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 Vallée

The surname Vallee has its origins in France, dating back to the 12th century. It is a locational name derived from the Old French word "val," meaning valley or vale. The name likely referred to someone who lived in or near a valley or came from a place with a similar name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vallee can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "de Valeie." This entry suggests that the name was already in use during the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century.

In the 13th century, the name Vallee appeared in various records in France, such as the "Cartulaire de Normandie" and the "Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres." These documents often referred to places with names like "Valeie" or "Valée," indicating the geographical origins of the surname.

One notable individual with the surname Vallee was Jean de Vallee, a French poet and playwright born in Normandy around 1530. He was known for his works such as "La Béatitude des Chrétiens" and "Les Complaintes de l'Âme Pécheresse."

Another prominent figure was Charles Alexandre Vallee, a French geologist and mining engineer born in 1804. He made significant contributions to the study of geology and mineralogy, and his work was influential in the development of mining techniques.

In the 16th century, the name Vallee was also found in England, often spelled as "Valley" or "Vallie." One example is Sir Thomas Valley, an English politician and Member of Parliament who lived from 1505 to 1589.

The surname Vallee also has variations in other languages, such as the German "Thaler" and the Dutch "van der Valk," both of which are derived from the same root meaning "valley."

Other notable individuals with the surname Vallee include François Vallee, a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris during the 17th century, and Jacques Vallee, a French researcher and author born in 1939, known for his work on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and the study of anomalous phenomena.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vallée

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

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

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