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

Valmores, 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 Valmores surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Valmores in America

Valmores is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Valmores surname appeared 151 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 Valmores.

We can also compare 2010 data for Valmores 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 Valmores

The surname Valmores is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Valencia. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish words "val" meaning "valley" and "mores" referring to the Moors, the Muslim inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. This suggests that the name may have been given to individuals who resided in a valley or region that was once inhabited or influenced by the Moors.

The earliest known recorded instance of the surname Valmores can be found in the Repartimiento de Valencia, a historical document from the 13th century that documented the distribution of lands and properties in the region after the Reconquista. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Valmores, indicating that the name was already in use during that time period.

One notable figure bearing the surname Valmores was Pedro Valmores, a Spanish nobleman who lived in the 15th century. He was a prominent figure in the court of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and is mentioned in several historical records from that era. Another early individual with this surname was Juana Valmores, a wealthy landowner from Valencia who donated a significant portion of her estate to the construction of a local church in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Valmores family settled in the Spanish colonies of the Americas, with several members establishing themselves in what is now Mexico. One such individual was Diego Valmores, who was born in Seville in 1628 and later became a successful merchant in Veracruz, Mexico.

During the 18th century, the surname Valmores was also found in the Philippines, which was then a Spanish colony. Records indicate that a man named Juan Valmores was a member of the local government in Manila in the 1760s.

Another notable figure with this surname was María Valmores, a Spanish writer and poet who lived in the 19th century. She was born in Valencia in 1822 and gained recognition for her romantic poetry and her advocacy for women's education.

While the surname Valmores is not among the most common in Spain or other Spanish-speaking countries today, it continues to be found in various regions, reflecting its historical roots and the migration patterns of those who bore this name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Valmores

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

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

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