Vallès History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The original bearer of the name Vallès, 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 Vallès 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 Vallès family

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

Early History of the Vallès family

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Vallès 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 Vallès 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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Vallès Ranking

In the United States, the name Vallès is the 3,553^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Vallès is ranked the 4,035^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Vallès migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vallès Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Gaspar de Valles, who sailed to America in 1527

Vallès Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dionisio Valles, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 3
Gaspar De Valles, who arrived in America in 1827 3
B Valles, aged 32, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1841 3
P Valles, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1854 3
A F Valles, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1854 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Vallès (post 1700) +

Arlington Valles (1886-1970), born Fred Valles, American Academy Award winning costume designer for his work on Spartacus
Judith Valles, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000; Mayor of San Bernardino, California, 2003 4
Xavier Vallès Trias (b. 1979), Spanish water polo player at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
Enric Vallès Prat (b. 1990), Spanish professional footballer
Adrián Vallés (b. 1986), Spanish race car driver
Lorenzo Valles, Spanish painter
José Vallés, Spanish actor
Gabriel Vallés (b. 1986), Argentine footballer
Jules Vallès (1832-1885), French journalist and author

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html