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Etymology of Valero

What does the name Valero mean?

The Valero surname is derived from the place called Valero, in Salamanca province, Spain.

Early Origins of the Valero family

The surname Valero was first found in Aragon, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Valero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valero research. Another 195 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1238, 1242, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Valero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Valero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valera, de Valera, Valero, de Valero, Valerón and many more.

Early Notables of the Valero family

Prominent among members of the family

  • nineteenth century Spanish actors José Valero and Ricardo Valero
  • nineteenth century Spanish military officer José Valero y Berenguer

Valero Ranking

In the United States, the name Valero is the 8,778th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Valero is ranked the 2,763rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2


Valero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valero Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Juan de Valero, who sailed to America in 1512
  • Sebastián Valero, who sailed to New Spain in 1536
  • Antonio Valero, who sailed to New Spain in 1550
Valero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Valero, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 3
  • Juan De Valero, who arrived in America in 1812 3
  • Sebastian Valero, who landed in New Spain in 1836 3
  • Juan Valero, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
  • Timoteo Valero, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1865 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Valero (post 1700) +

  • Carmen Valero Omedes (1955-2024), Spanish middle-distance runner at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • María Pilar Valero Cebrián (1970-2022), Spanish basketball player who played as a shooting guard
  • Fernando Valero y Toledano, Spanish tenor
  • Marusia Valero, Spanish/Russian painter
  • Isidoro Valero, Spanish actor
  • Roberto Valero, writer and professor
  • René A Valero, Hispanic Roman Catholic Priest
  • Juan Valero de Tornos, Spanish journalist and writer
  • Valero Serer Pascual (1932-2022), Spanish footballer who played as a forward


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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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