How common is the surname Valente?

7,580 people in the United States had the surname Valente in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,732 Americans. It ranked 4,683rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Valente?

In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Valente identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Valente?

Catherynne M. Valente, American writer (born 1979), followed by Jennifer Valente.

Where is the surname Valente most common?

Wikidata records people named Valente in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Valente getting more or less common?

More common. 6,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,580 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Valente

A surname, carried by 7,580 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Valente is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,580 people named Valente in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,732 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,657.

#4,683

rank among US surnames

7,580

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+13.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,838)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,676	Cassell	7,587	40,694
#4,678	Matheson	7,585	40,705
#4,679	Minnick	7,581	40,726
#4,683	Valente	7,580	40,732
#4,684	Stidham	7,579	40,737
#4,685	Saxon	7,576	40,753

Who is named Valente

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

76% of people named Valente identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Valentes

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherynne M. Valente
American writer (born 1979)
Jennifer Valente
American cyclist, born 1994
Ramiro Rodrigues Valente
Brazilian footballer, 1933–2025
Benita Valente
American singer, 1934–2025
Nicole Scherzinger
American singer and actress (born 1978)

Notable Valentes come mostly from the United States (4) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Valente

Valente has the Soundex code V453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V453.

Questions

How common is the surname Valente?: 7,580 people in the United States had the surname Valente in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,732 Americans. It ranked 4,683rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Valente?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Valente identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Valente?: Catherynne M. Valente, American writer (born 1979), followed by Jennifer Valente.
Where is the surname Valente most common?: Wikidata records people named Valente in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Valente getting more or less common?: More common. 6,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,580 in 2010, up 14%.