How common is the surname Valentini?

858 people in the United States had the surname Valentini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 359,843 Americans. It ranked 27,950th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Valentini?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Valentini identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Valentini?

Nicolás Valentini, Argentine association football player, followed by Luiz Demétrio Valentini.

Where is the surname Valentini most common?

Wikidata records people named Valentini in Argentina and Brazil.

How do you pronounce Valentini?

Valentini is /ˈvæləntiːniː/, 4 syllables.

Is the surname Valentini getting more or less common?

Less common. 916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 858 in 2010, down 6.3%.

The surname Valentini

An Italian surname, carried by 858 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈvæləntiːniː/ 4 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). Valentini is more common than 82.8% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Valentini or Latin Valentīnī. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentina.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 858 people named Valentini in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 359,843 Americans. That is down 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 916.

#27,950

rank among US surnames

858

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-6.3%

change since 2000 (was #25,374)

Who is named Valentini

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

91% of people named Valentini identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Valentinis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nicolás Valentini
Argentine association football player, born 2001
Luiz Demétrio Valentini
Brazilian priest, born 1940

Notable Valentinis come mostly from Argentina (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Valentini

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

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Valentini come from?: Borrowed from Italian Valentini or Latin Valentīnī. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentina.
How common is the surname Valentini?: 858 people in the United States had the surname Valentini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 359,843 Americans. It ranked 27,950th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Valentini?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Valentini identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Valentini?: Nicolás Valentini, Argentine association football player, followed by Luiz Demétrio Valentini.
Where is the surname Valentini most common?: Wikidata records people named Valentini in Argentina and Brazil.
How do you pronounce Valentini?: Valentini is /ˈvæləntiːniː/, 4 syllables.
Is the surname Valentini getting more or less common?: Less common. 916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 858 in 2010, down 6.3%.