Valencia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Noble surnames, such as Valencia, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valencia, 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 Valencia family originally lived in one of the city of Valenicia, which is situated on the Guadalebiar river. The city was first named Valencia de Campos by the king of Leon in 1150.
Early Origins of the Valencia family
The surname Valencia was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.
Early History of the Valencia family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valencia research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1195 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Valencia History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Valencia Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Valencia, de Valencia, Valenciano, Valenciana and many more.
Early Notables of the Valencia family
Prominent among members of the family
- were sixteenth century Spanish soldier Francisco Valencia
- eighteenth century Colombian philanthropist Pedro Agustín Valencia
- Francisco de Valencia y Aranda, created Count of Casa Valencia by King Charles III in 1789
- nineteenth century Spanish naval officer Pedro de Valencia
- nineteenth century Chilean naval officer Ramón Valencia
In the United States, the name Valencia is the 977th most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name. 1
Valencia migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Valencia Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
- Diego de Valencia, who sailed to America in 1513
- Pedro de Valencia de Alcántara sailed to America in 1513 with his brother Fernando
- Juan de Valencia, who sailed to America in 1517
- Gaspar de Valencia, who sailed to Florida in 1538
- Francisco de Valencia, who sailed to Hispaniola in 1588
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Valencia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Gabriel Valencia, who landed in America in 1812 2
- Pedro De Valencia, who arrived in America in 1813 2
- Juan De Valencia, who landed in America in 1817 2
- Diego De Valencia, who arrived in America in 1827 2
- Manuel Valencia, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
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Valencia Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- J. Valencia, who settled in Arizona in 1918
Contemporary Notables of the name Valencia (post 1700) +
- Daniel "Danny" Paul Valencia (b. 1984), American Major League Baseball third baseman
- Eugene A. Valencia, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, credited with 23 aerial victories
- Tony Valencia, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 50th District, 1992 3
- Joe Valencia, American politician, Mayor of Lompoc, California, 1978-79 3
- Frances C. Valencia, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 3
- Deanza Valencia, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2000 3
- Tórtola Valencia, Spanish ballerina
- Florencio Palomo Valencia, Mexican politician, Governor of Yucatán (1963 - 1938)
- José Adolfo Valencia Arrechea (b. 1991), Colombian footballer
- Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera (b. 1968), Colombian retired football striker
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Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html