Valencia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Valencia

What does the name Valencia mean?

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

Valencia Ranking

In the United States, the name Valencia is the 977^th 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
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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) +

Alejandra Valencia Trujillo (b. 1994), Mexican archer, two gold medal winner at the 2011 Pan American Games, bronze medal winner at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics
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
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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