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    The surname Valerio

    A surname, carried by 13,482 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex V460

    Valerio: #2,675 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Valerio #2,675, 13,482 people Valerio: #2,675 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Valerio #2,675, 13,482 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Valerio is more common than 98.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 13,482 people named Valerio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,901 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,098.

    #2,675
    rank among US surnames
    13,482
    people in 2010
    4.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,248)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,666Stamper13,52822,823
    #2,667Edmondson13,52422,829
    #2,669Pool13,50522,862
    #2,670Bearden13,49922,872
    #2,671Roldan13,49822,873
    #2,672Hemphill13,49522,879
    #2,673Emmons13,49322,882

    Who is named Valerio

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

    71% of people named Valerio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 71%
    • White (not Hispanic) 21%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Valerios

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alberto Valerio
      Brazilian racing driver, born 1985
    • Melanie Valerio
      American swimmer, born 1969
    • João Gomes
      Brazilian singer-songwriter, born 2002

    Notable Valerios come mostly from Brazil (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Valerio

    Valerio has the Soundex code V460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V460.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Valerio?
    13,482 people in the United States had the surname Valerio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,901 Americans. It ranked 2,675th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Valerio?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Valerio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Valerio?
    Alberto Valerio, Brazilian racing driver, followed by Melanie Valerio.
    Where is the surname Valerio most common?
    Wikidata records people named Valerio in Brazil and the United States.
    Is the surname Valerio getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,482 in 2010, up 34%.