Lavalle surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Lavalle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,617 people carried this name — #11,946 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 112,400 people counted. That is up 10% from 2,380 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,315 people named Lavalle live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 712
City of Buenos Aires 311
Córdoba 50
Río Negro 41
Corrientes 36
Santa Fe 36
Chubut 22
Neuquén 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 250 people named Lavalle.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Paris 52
Seine-Maritime 22
La Réunion 21
Oise 16
Alpes-Maritimes 13
Somme 12
Pas-de-Calais 12
Nièvre 9

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 58 people named Lavalle live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 33
Hainaut 25

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Lavalle in American newspapers,
1896–1900.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Lavalle
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1896-12-19
Newspaper page from The Scranton Tribune carrying the name Lavalle
The Scranton Tribune 1900-03-14
Newspaper page from The Scranton Tribune carrying the name Lavalle
The Scranton Tribune 1900-03-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,917 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Lavalle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Juan Lavalle
    Juan Lavalle 1797–1841 · military personnel
  • José Antonio de Lavalle Romero-Motezuma
    José Antonio de Lavalle Romero-Motezuma 1840–1888 · diplomat
  • Juan Bautista de Lavalle y García
    Juan Bautista de Lavalle y García 1887–1970 · lawyer
  • José Antonio de Lavalle y García
    José Antonio de Lavalle y García 1888–1957 · agricultural engineer
  • José María Lavalle
    José María Lavalle 1902–1984 · association football coach
  • Jean Lavalle 1820–1880 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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