Valentine Surname
Approximately 103,808 people bear this surname
Valentine Surname Definition:
Nick 'a valentine, a sweetheart'.
Hugh le Valentyne, Close Roll, 8 Edward.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Valentine.' St. Valentine's day is February 14, the season when birds begin to pair. In either case the saint has originated the name.
Read More About This SurnameValentine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51,985 | 1:6,972 | 822 |
| Tanzania | 8,610 | 1:6,149 | 795 |
| England | 7,261 | 1:7,674 | 1,126 |
| Rwanda | 6,201 | 1:1,833 | 444 |
| South Africa | 3,986 | 1:13,592 | 1,708 |
| Australia | 2,890 | 1:9,341 | 1,400 |
| Kenya | 2,722 | 1:16,965 | 2,031 |
| Chad | 2,311 | 1:5,882 | 869 |
| Ghana | 2,009 | 1:13,450 | 1,752 |
| Nigeria | 1,732 | 1:102,276 | 6,919 |
| Canada | 1,615 | 1:22,815 | 3,105 |
| Scotland | 1,277 | 1:4,192 | 725 |
| Indonesia | 1,192 | 1:110,947 | 11,327 |
| Jamaica | 1,032 | 1:2,781 | 431 |
| Cameroon | 881 | 1:23,574 | 3,190 |
| Fiji | 817 | 1:1,095 | 129 |
| New Zealand | 640 | 1:7,076 | 1,200 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 562 | 1:2,427 | 416 |
| France | 489 | 1:135,834 | 20,782 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Wales | 420 | 1:7,368 | 821 |
| Malaysia | 408 | 1:72,290 | 5,228 |
| Ireland | 404 | 1:11,656 | 1,458 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Brazil | 362 | 1:591,366 | 22,036 |
| India | 238 | 1:3,222,964 | 94,263 |
| Northern Ireland | 181 | 1:10,194 | 1,612 |
| Belize | 160 | 1:2,222 | 490 |
| Liberia | 157 | 1:28,080 | 2,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 152 | 1:101,567 | 14,271 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Thailand | 114 | 1:619,635 | 105,115 |
| Guyana | 106 | 1:7,191 | 1,184 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Philippines | 101 | 1:1,002,359 | 86,102 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | 1:91,615 | 12,219 |
| Dominica | 76 | 1:999 | 210 |
| Japan | 74 | 1:1,727,626 | 25,989 |
| Venezuela | 62 | 1:487,163 | 9,407 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 59 | 1:1,681 | 287 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Peru | 55 | 1:577,893 | 15,104 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Panama | 54 | 1:72,449 | 3,088 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Costa Rica | 41 | 1:116,587 | 1,845 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 1:562,713 | 17,068 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 278 | 1:15,935 | 2,001 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,900 | 1:8,405 | 1,275 |
| Scotland | 887 | 1:4,220 | 673 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:20,637 | 1,193 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,682 | 1:5,784 | 722 |
Valentine (186,113) may also be a first name.
Valentine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'a valentine, a sweetheart'.
Hugh le Valentyne, Close Roll, 8 Edward.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Valentine.' St. Valentine's day is February 14, the season when birds begin to pair. In either case the saint has originated the name.
Valentine Fairwether, Close Roll, 1-2 Philip and Mary.
1578. Matthew Nicholson and Alice Valentine: Marriage Lic. (London).
1803. Married — James Valentin and Ann Halfacer: St. George, Hanover Square.
The Italian Valentini is englished into Valentiny in the London Directory.
This Latin name comes from valens, the participle of valeo, "to be strong, healthy." Valentinian was the name of several Roman emperors. The Valentines of Fettercairn are said to be descended from Valentine of Thornton, who in the reign of Robert I had a charter of the lands of Thorntoun "in lie Kincardin-Mernes" (RMS., I, App. II, 18). They were "till of late numerous and influential in the parish, but so few are now left that ere long the name will become extinct" (Cameron, History of Fettercairn, p. 226). William Valentine had a safe conduct into England in 1424 (Bain, IV, 970), Thomas Vallantyne, feuar of Drumboy, 1561 (Rent. Dunk., p. 341), and John Wallentyne was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1593 (NSCM., I, p. 84). Vallentein 1650, Wallentine 1679. In the form Weland Wiland or Wyland, it was a forename among the northern Chisholms.
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Valentin, m., Valentine, from, Latin Valentin-us, -a [from Latin valais, valentis, strong, healthy]
(English) Descendant of Valentine (vigorous or healthy).
The baptismal name. This surname is sometimes corrupted in the South to Follington. H.R. Valentyn.
From the Latin Valentinus, a name derived from valens, able, puissant, brave.
William Valentinus of Normandy, t. Philip Augustus (MSAN, v. 172). John and Henry Valentin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Hence probably the names Ballantine and Bannatyne.
From the French, Valentin; from the Dutch, Valentien; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the Latin word for 'bravery'. Therefore the surname means 'brave' or 'courageous'.
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Valentine Religious Adherence
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Valentine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valentine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Valentine (Arabic: فالنتاين, Georgian: ვალენტინე, Marathi: हालेनटाईन, Oriya: ଭାେଲିନ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Valentine click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valentine? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,461st most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,202 people. Valentine occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Valentine reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,635th most common first name globally. It is borne by 186,113 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 51,985 people, or 1 in 6,972. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 148 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Valentine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Valentine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Valentine last name rose 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 553 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 145 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Valentine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Valentine surname is predominantly Anglican (52%) in Ireland, Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Valentine last name are 10.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Valentine earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,129 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning R 262,440 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $56,637 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valentine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine in the Georgian language | ||
| ვალენტინე | valentine | - |
| Valentine in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାେଲିନ | bhaelina | 40 |
| ବାେଲିନ | baelina | 20 |
| ଭାେଲାଇନ | bhaela'ina | 20 |
| ଭାେଲନଟାଇନ | bhaelanata'ina | 20 |
| Valentine in the Marathi language | ||
| हालेनटाईन | halenata'ina | 21.05 |
| वालेन्तीने | valentine | 15.79 |
| वॅलेनटाइन | velenata'ina | 10.53 |
| वालनटाईन | valanata'ina | 5.26 |
| वँलेटाईन | vamleta'ina | 5.26 |
| वेलेनटाइन | velenata'ina | 5.26 |
| वालटाईन | valata'ina | 5.26 |
| वेलेटाईन | veleta'ina | 5.26 |
| वॅलेन्टीन | velentina | 5.26 |
| वलटाइन | valata'ina | 2.63 |
| वॅलेन्टाईन | velenta'ina | 2.63 |
| वेलेन्टाइन | velenta'ina | 2.63 |
| वालतीन | valatina | 2.63 |
| वालेनतीन | valenatina | 2.63 |
| वलेमहीन | valemahina | 2.63 |
| वालेतीन | valetina | 2.63 |
| वॉलेन्टाइन | volenta'ina | 2.63 |
| Valentine in the Arabic language | ||
| فالنتاين | falntayn | - |
| فلنتين | flntyn | - |
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