Valentine Surname

5,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

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.

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Valentine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51,9851:6,972822
Tanzania8,6101:6,149795
England7,2611:7,6741,126
Rwanda6,2011:1,833444
South Africa3,9861:13,5921,708
Australia2,8901:9,3411,400
Kenya2,7221:16,9652,031
Chad2,3111:5,882869
Ghana2,0091:13,4501,752
Nigeria1,7321:102,2766,919
Canada1,6151:22,8153,105
Scotland1,2771:4,192725
Indonesia1,1921:110,94711,327
Jamaica1,0321:2,781431
Cameroon8811:23,5743,190
Fiji8171:1,095129
New Zealand6401:7,0761,200
Trinidad and Tobago5621:2,427416
France4891:135,83420,782
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Wales4201:7,368821
Malaysia4081:72,2905,228
Ireland4041:11,6561,458
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Brazil3621:591,36622,036
India2381:3,222,96494,263
Northern Ireland1811:10,1941,612
Belize1601:2,222490
Liberia1571:28,0802,716
Zimbabwe1521:101,56714,271
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Thailand1141:619,635105,115
Guyana1061:7,1911,184
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
Dominica761:999210
Japan741:1,727,62625,989
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Antigua and Barbuda591:1,681287
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Peru551:577,89315,104
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Panama541:72,4493,088
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Guam251:6,405908
China231:59,448,7643,236
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Finland71:785,24338,644
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Jersey51:19,8403,614
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Gambia41:480,863548
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Malta41:107,5681,849
Micronesia41:26,561731
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2781:15,9352,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9001:8,4051,275
Scotland8871:4,220673
Wales761:20,6371,193
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6821:5,784722

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Valentin, m., Valentine, from, Latin Valentin-us, -a [from Latin valais, valentis, strong, healthy]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Valentine (vigorous or healthy).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The baptismal name. This surname is sometimes corrupted in the South to Follington. H.R. Valentyn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Latin Valentinus, a name derived from valens, able, puissant, brave.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Valentin; from the Dutch, Valentien; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Latin word for 'bravery'. Therefore the surname means 'brave' or 'courageous'.

- valgg27

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valentiner95603/
Valentinez95457/
Vallentine95442/
Valentines95322/
Valentaine9516/
Valentiene956/
Valenttine956/
Valentinee954/
Valenthine954/
Valentinie953/
Valientine951/
Valentinée951/
Valaentine951/
Vaslentine950/
Vajlentine950/
Vaulentine950/
Valntine947/
D'Valentine9010/
Vallenthine905/
Valentinett903/
Valentinesr901/
Valllentine900/
Valentini8953,504/
Balentine893,669/
Valentijn891,489/
Volentine89526/
Valentiny89417/
Valintine89254/
Valentyne89188/
Walentine8961/
Velentine8952/
Valentain8950/
Valentein8933/
Valenthin8914/
Valentane8911/
Valentene896/
Falentine895/
Valentuin894/
Vallntine891/
Valentiní891/
Ualentine891/
Valemtine891/
Ballentine846,048/
Wallentine84543/
Valentinis84255/
Valentinyi84251/
Vollentine84215/
Vallentyne84132/
Fallentine84120/
Valenteijn84104/
Vallintine8442/
Vallentiny8434/
Vallenthin8427/
Valenthina8414/
Vallentini848/
Vallentein846/
Valentinio844/
Vallentain843/
Walenntine842/
Valenttini842/
Falentines841/
Valenthien841/
Vailentain841/
Valentiniz841/
Valentíner841/
Valenteina841/
Valentetin841/
Valenthini841/
Valenthiny841/
Valenthyne841/
Volntine820/
Valentinich802/
Ballentiene801/
Ballentinhe801/
Vollientine801/
Valentinois801/
Vallenthini801/
Ballentines801/
Valentayn78293/
Walentiny78234/
Valentíny7881/
Balentyne7848/
Bolentine7827/
Valenteyn7825/
Balintine7823/
Balentini7821/
Valentíni7819/
Volentini7818/
Volintine7815/
Walentini7815/
Walentyne787/
Valintini784/
Velintine783/
Valentýni782/
Valenteim782/
Walenthin782/
Valentena781/
Vailntain781/
Balyntine780/
Folentine780/
Walintine780/
Valentinaitė762/
Valentinaitë761/
Valentinisch761/
Ballentyne74411/
Ballenthin74215/
Ballintine74164/
Follentine7493/
Valentényi7480/
Vollintine7465/
Wallenthin7459/
Ballyntine7422/
Wallentiny7420/
Valentínyi7415/
Wollentine748/
Vollentane741/
Vollentene741/
Wallintine741/
Valentayna741/
Valenteena741/
Valentenyi741/
Wallentini741/
Vallentyni741/
Walenthina741/
Valenthyni741/
Valintinych701/
Bolentini67312/
Walentyna675/
Welintine672/
Valintene671/
Balntinis671/
Balintyne670/
Ballntyne670/
Wolentein670/

Valentine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valentine in the Georgian language
ვალენტინეvalentine-
Valentine in the Oriya language
ଭାେଲିନbhaelina40
ବାେଲିନbaelina20
ଭାେଲାଇନbhaela'ina20
ଭାେଲନଟାଇନbhaelanata'ina20
Valentine in the Marathi language
हालेनटाईनhalenata'ina21.05
वालेन्तीनेvalentine15.79
वॅलेनटाइनvelenata'ina10.53
वालनटाईनvalanata'ina5.26
वँलेटाईनvamleta'ina5.26
वेलेनटाइनvelenata'ina5.26
वालटाईनvalata'ina5.26
वेलेटाईनveleta'ina5.26
वॅलेन्टीनvelentina5.26
वलटाइनvalata'ina2.63
वॅलेन्टाईनvelenta'ina2.63
वेलेन्टाइनvelenta'ina2.63
वालतीनvalatina2.63
वालेनतीनvalenatina2.63
वलेमहीनvalemahina2.63
वालेतीनvaletina2.63
वॉलेन्टाइनvolenta'ina2.63
Valentine in the Arabic language
فالنتاينfalntayn-
فلنتينflntyn-

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