Valentin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Noble surnames, such as Valentin, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valentin, 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 and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Valentin family originally lived in the place named Valenzuela. This place named is derived from the place-name Valencia, and it means little Valencia. The city of Valencia is situated on the Guadalaviar (now Turia) river. The city was first named Valencia de Campos by the king of Leon in 1150.

Early Origins of the Valentin family

The surname Valentin was first found in Castile, and important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Valentin family

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Valentin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valenzuela, de Valenzuela, Valensuela, de Valensuela, Valenz, Valens, Valente, Valiente, Valentín, Valentin and many more.

Early Notables of the Valentin family

Prominent among members of the family were Alonzo Valiente (1482-1564), Spanish conqueror, cousin and secretary of Hernan Cortés and secretary, one of the first governors of Mexico City; Juan Valiente (ca. 1505-1533), a Spanish black conquistador who participated in the expeditions of Pedro de Almagro in present-day Guatemala and Chile; Fernando de Valenzuela (1630-1692), 1st Marquis of Villasierra, Grandee of Spain, a Spanish royal favourite...
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Valentin Ranking

In the United States, the name Valentin is the 1,933^rd most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Valentin is ranked the 253^rd most popular surname with an estimated 14,583 people with that name. 2

Valentin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valentin Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan Valentín, went to New Spain in 1536

Valentin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Claude Audin Valentin, aged 35, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3
Marie Louise Valentin, aged 23, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3
Johan Geo Valentin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 3
Conrad Valentin, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 3
Henry Valentin, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 3
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Valentin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nicolas Valentin, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Jaime Valentin, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Juan Valentin, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 3
Katharina Valentin, who landed in America in 1836 3
Mr. Chs. Valentin, aged 24, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Neptune"
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Contemporary Notables of the name Valentin (post 1700) +

Zarek Valentin (b. 1991), American soccer player
Dave Valentin (b. 1952), American jazz flutist
Julian Valentin (b. 1987), American soccer player
José Antonio Valentin (b. 1969), former Major League Baseball infielder
François Valentin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Bobby Valentin (b. 1941), Puerto Rican musician and salsa bandleader
Karl Valentin (1882-1948), German Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer
Paul Valentin Gsel (1870-1947), French writer and critic of French art
Ludvig Valentin Lorenz (1829-1891), Danish mathematician and physicist
Johann Valentin Andreä (1586-1654), German theologian

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) FranÃ§ois Valentin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html