Show ContentsValerio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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 Valerio family

The surname Valerio 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 Valerio family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valerio 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 Valerio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Valerio Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Valerio family

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Valerio Ranking

In the United States, the name Valerio is the 3,789th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


United States Valerio migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valerio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Valerio, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Valerio (post 1700) +

  • Melanie Valerio (b. 1969), American Olympic swimmer
  • Max Wolf Valerio (b. 1957), American poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor
  • Alessandro Valerio (1881-1955), Italian Olympic horse rider
  • Maria José Valério (1933-2021), Portuguese singer, singing polular music and fado who died in Lisbon on 3 March 2021, aged 87, from COVID-19
  • Joaquín Enrique Valerio Olivera (b. 1973), Spanish footballer
  • Alberto Valerio (b. 1985), Brazilian racing driver
  • Valerio Onida (1936-2022), Italian jurist, and constitutional law professor, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy and President of the Court from September 2004 to January 2005
  • Valerio Evangelisti (1952-2022), Italian writer of science fiction, fantasy, historical novels and horror, recipient of the ESFS award for Best Author (2002)
  • Valerio Carrara (1951-2022), Italian politician, Member of the Senate of the Republic of Italy (2001-2013)
  • Valerio Zanone (1936-2016), Italian politician, Senator Legislatures: XV (2006-2008)


  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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