Valer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy

This name is similar to the Latin name Valerius and probably originates from it; Valerius most likely comes from the Latin word "valere," meaning "to be healthy."

Early Origins of the Valer family

The surname Valer was first found in Emilia-Romagna, though the spelling variation Valeri is more common in Venetia. In general, spelling variations which end in "o" are more common in the south of Italy, whereas the more common variations which end in "i" appear mostly in the north.

Early History of the Valer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valer research. Another 40 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1531, 1542, 1552, 1596, 1605, 1618, 1630, 1656, 1658, 1694 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Valer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Valer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valeri, Valerio, Valleri, Valer, Valier, Valerini, Valeriani and many more.

Early Notables of the Valer family

Prominent among members of the family was

Pietro Valeriani di Piperno, a powerful Cardinal in the church
Antonio Valeriano (ca. 1531-1605) a colonial Mexican, Nahua scholar and politician
Giuseppe Valeriano (1542-1596), an Italian painter and architect, priest of the Jesuit order, and active in Rome, Spain, and Naples

Valer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Obbe Valer, aged 23, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Valer (post 1700) +

Francisco González Valer S.F. (1939-2024), Spanish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church

Citations +

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)