How Many People Have the Last Name Valdez?
people had the surname Valdez in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,360 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+26,385 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Valdez (88.7%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 6.3%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Valdez ranks #56. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Valdez grew from 98,610 people in 2000 to 124,995 in 2010 (up 26.8%), and its rank rose from #283 to #244.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 98,610 | 124,995 |
| Rank | #283 | #244 |
| Per 100,000 people | 36.55 | 42.37 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Valdez
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Valdez: V432
👤 Valdez as a First Name
Valdez is a first name too: about 238 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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