The Valentino surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,474 people carried this name — #5,376 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,083 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Valentino surname
From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). As a noun, named after Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Valentino» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 885 people named Valentino 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
368 people named Valentino live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 138 people named Valentino.
45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
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 59 people named Valentino 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Valentino in American newspapers,
1902–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 59,178 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Valentino,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henri Valentino 1785–1865 · conductor -
Giuseppe Valentino 1865–1943 · politician -
Sal Valentino 1942– · singer -
Giuseppe Valentino 1945– · politician -
Jim Valentino 1952– · penciller
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 77 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Valentino.
- Valent 693 · U.S. census
- Valente 7,580 · U.S. census
- Valenti 8,174 · U.S. census
- Valentin 19,211 · U.S. census
- Valentine 40,395 · U.S. census
- Valentini 858 · U.S. census
- Valenza 995 · U.S. census
- Valenzuela 57,383 · U.S. census
- Valer 104 · U.S. census
- Valera 3,944 · U.S. census
- Valere 240 · U.S. census
- Valeri 1,006 · U.S. census
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