Show ContentsDelvalle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The original bearer of the name Delvalle, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Delvalle family lived near a valley. There is also a place-name Valle in Santander, which is in northern Spain. The place-name is derived form the Spanish word valle, the English valley and the French vallee, which all derive from the Latin word vallis.

Early Origins of the Delvalle family

The surname Delvalle was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Delvalle family

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Delvalle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valle, del Valle, Vallés, Valles, de Valles, Vallecillo, Vallejo, de Vallejo, Vallejos and many more.

Early Notables of the Delvalle family

Prominent among members of the family were sixteenth century doctor Francisco Vallés, physician to King Philip II; seventeenth century Spanish actress María Antonia Vallejo Fernández; seventeenth century Peruvian poet Juan del Valle y Caviedes; eighteenth century Spanish politician and diplomat Antonio Valle Hernández; nineteenth century Guatemalan writer José Cecilio del Valle; nineteenth century...
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Delvalle Ranking

In the United States, the name Delvalle is the 2,800th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1


United States Delvalle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delvalle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alonso DelValle, who landed in Cartagena in 1835 2
  • Lazaro DelValle, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 2
  • Cristobal DelValle, who arrived in Peru in 1837 2
  • Francisco DelValle, who landed in New Spain in 1837 2
  • Tomas DelValle, who arrived in New Spain in 1838 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Delvalle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Antonio Del Valle, aged 29, who settled in America, in 1905
  • Andrew Del Valle, aged 13, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
  • Alfredo del Valle, aged 14, who landed in America from Stafucia, Cuba, in 1910
  • Carlos Del Valle, aged 21, who immigrated to America from San Juan, Porto Rico, in 1913
  • Ambrosio del Valle, aged 37, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1916
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Delvalle (post 1700) +

  • Melissa Del Valle (b. 1969), nicknamed "Honey Girl", an American multiple champion in the sport of women's boxing
  • Louis Del Valle (b. 1968), American boxer and the former WBA light heavyweight title holder
  • Fernando del Valle (b. 1964), American operatic tenor
  • Lieutenant Genera Pedro Augusto del Valle (1893-1978), United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General
  • Adriano del Valle, Spanish poet, sculptor and journalist
  • Eric Arturo Delvalle Cohen-Henríquez (1937-2015), Panamanian politician, President of Panama (1985-1988), Vice President of Panama (1984-1985)
  • Luis Orlando Del Valle Valentín (b. 1987), Puerto Rican professional featherweight boxer
  • Andrés del Valle Rodríguez (1833-1888), President of El Salvador in 1876
  • Aristóbulo del Valle (1845-1896), Argentine lawyer and politician, one of the founders of the Radical Civic Union
  • José Cecilio Díaz del Valle (1780-1834), nicknamed "The Wise", a Honduran-born, philosopher, politician, lawyer, 3rd President-elect of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823
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  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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