Vallantine Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Vallantine 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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Vallantine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vallantine (18) may also be a first name.

Vallantine 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)

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

Vallantine Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vallantine Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vallantine is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vallantine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vallantine is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Vallantine are found; 32 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Vallantine is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Vallantine is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 56 percent reside, Lancashire, where 33 percent reside and Cumbria, where 6 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Vallantine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vallantine has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Vallantine last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vallantine Last Name Statistics demography

Vallantine earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

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