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

Vallerand, 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 Vallerand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vallerand in America

Vallerand is the 127494th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vallerand surname appeared 134 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 Vallerand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vallerand 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 Vallerand

The surname VALLERAND has its origins in France, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "val" meaning "valley" and "rand" meaning "border" or "edge". This surname was likely given to someone who lived near the edge or border of a valley.

The earliest recorded instances of the VALLERAND name can be found in historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. Some variations in spelling during this time included Vallerand, Valrand, and Valrant.

In the 15th century, the VALLERAND surname appeared in the records of the city of Rouen, which was a prominent center of trade and commerce in medieval France. Notable individuals from this era include Jean VALLERAND, a merchant and landowner who was born in Rouen around 1420.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the VALLERAND name spread to other parts of France, particularly the regions of Poitou and Anjou. One notable figure from this period was Pierre VALLERAND, a renowned poet and playwright who was born in Angers in 1570 and died in Paris in 1629.

In the 18th century, the VALLERAND surname was found in various regions of France, including Brittany, Normandy, and the Ile-de-France region around Paris. One notable individual from this era was François VALLERAND, a French soldier and military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Rennes, Brittany, in 1765 and died in Paris in 1829.

The 19th century saw the VALLERAND name continue to spread throughout France and also to other parts of the world, including Canada and the United States, due to emigration. One prominent figure from this period was Émile VALLERAND, a French-Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Canadian Parliament from 1896 to 1904. He was born in Montréal, Québec, in 1853 and died in Outremont, Québec, in 1925.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vallerand

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

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

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