The Valentin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,211 people carried this name — #1,868 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,400 people counted. That is up 31% from 14,720 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,337 people named Valentin.
188 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 105 départements, most often Vosges.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,141 people named Valentin 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 454 people named Valentin 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 Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
412 people named Valentin live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
421 people named Valentin are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Valentin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mathias Valentin-Bernard 1747–1832 · politician -
François Valentin 1763–1822 · aristocrat -
Gabriel Valentin 1810–1883 · physician -
Erik von Löwenburg 1628–1698 · military personnel
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Gottfried Valentin 1661–1711 · performing artist
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François Valentin 1738–1805 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Valentin.
- Valence 154 · U.S. census
- Valencia 70,000 · U.S. census
- Valencourt 127 · U.S. census
- Valent 693 · U.S. census
- Valente 7,580 · U.S. census
- Valenti 8,174 · U.S. census
- Valentine 40,395 · U.S. census
- Valentini 858 · U.S. census
- Valentino 6,474 · U.S. census
- Valenza 995 · U.S. census
- Valenzuela 57,383 · U.S. census
- Valer 104 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Valentin is.
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