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    The surname Valdez

    A Spanish surname, carried by 124,995 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V432

    Valdez: #244 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Valdez #244, 124,995 people Valdez: #244 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Valdez #244, 124,995 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Valdez is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Valdez, from Asturian Valdés.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 124,995 people named Valdez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,470 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 98,610.

    #244
    rank among US surnames
    124,995
    people in 2010
    42
    per 100,000 Americans
    +26.8%
    change since 2000 (was #283)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #235George128,6252,400
    #236Chapman127,9392,413
    #237Rios127,7942,416
    #238Estrada127,4702,422
    #239Ortega127,2562,426
    #240Watkins127,0832,429
    #241Greene126,1012,448

    Who is named Valdez

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Valdez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Valdezs

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Luis Valdez
      American writer and director, born 1940
    • Rubén Óscar Valdez
      Argentine footballer and manager (1946–2025)
    • Jeremy Ray Valdez
      American actor, born 1980
    • Claire Valdez
      American politician (born 1989)
    • Jesse Valdez
      Boxer, born 1947

    Notable Valdezs come mostly from the United States (4) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Valdez

    Valdez has the Soundex code V432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V432.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Valdez come from?
    From Spanish Valdez, from Asturian Valdés.
    How common is the surname Valdez?
    124,995 people in the United States had the surname Valdez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,470 Americans. It ranked 244th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Valdez?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Valdez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Valdez?
    Luis Valdez, American writer and director, followed by Rubén Óscar Valdez.
    Where is the surname Valdez most common?
    Wikidata records people named Valdez in the United States and Argentina.
    Is the surname Valdez getting more or less common?
    More common. 98,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 124,995 in 2010, up 27%.