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

Vialva, 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 Vialva surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vialva in America

Vialva is the 70403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vialva surname appeared 278 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 Vialva.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vialva 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 Vialva

The surname Vialva has its origins in Spain and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word "via", meaning "road" or "way", and is believed to have been given to someone who lived near a major road or pathway.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the regions of Catalonia and Valencia in eastern Spain, where it was likely first used as a topographic surname. In the 13th century, a prominent family with the surname Vialva is mentioned in records from the city of Barcelona.

During the 15th century, the surname appears in historical documents from the Kingdom of Aragon, which included parts of present-day northeastern Spain and southeastern France. One notable individual from this time was Jaume Vialva, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Valencia around 1450.

The name also has a connection to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In the 16th century, a settler named Juan Vialva was among the first Europeans to establish a settlement in what is now Mexico City. His descendants continued to use the surname in the region for generations.

Another prominent figure with the surname was Pedro Vialva, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1785 in the city of Zaragoza and died in 1832 after a distinguished career.

In the 19th century, the surname Vialva was also found in parts of South America, particularly in Argentina and Uruguay. One example is José Vialva, an Argentine politician and lawyer who served as a member of the National Congress from 1870 to 1874.

As the Spanish language and culture spread across the globe, the surname Vialva continued to disperse and can now be found in various countries, though its origins can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula and the medieval period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vialva

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

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

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