# Valentin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/valentin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,211 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,868 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,071 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (14,720 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Valentin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 8.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 86% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Valentin in the German Empire, Austria, the United States, Spain and Belgium.

## People named Valentin

- Karl Valentin, Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer (1882–1948)
- Barbara Valentin, Austrian actress (1940-2002)
- Dave Valentin, American musician (1952-2017)
- Pol Valentín Sancho, association football player
- Albert Valentin, Belgian film director (1902-1968)

## Similar surnames

Valentine, Valentino, Valentini, Valenti, Valente, Valiente, Valenta, Violante.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.