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

The Valenza surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 995 people carried this name — #24,982 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 294,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 941 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 361 people named Valenza.

Most of them — 317 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 317
Bouches-du-Rhône 11
Essonne 10
Moselle 5
Nord 5
Paris 4
Yvelines 1
Seine-Maritime 1
Doubs 1

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 279 people named Valenza 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 246
City of Buenos Aires 23
San Luis 10

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 41 people named Valenza 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

Hainaut 34
Brussels-Capital 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

34 people named Valenza live in Switzerland.

They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 29
Geneva 5

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.

Who carried it

People named Valenza,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Raphael Valenza 1818–1897 · Catholic priest
  • Achille Valenza 1833–1885 · composer
  • Pietro Valenza 1920–1997 · politician
  • Pietro Valenza 1920–1997 · politician
  • Nazarena Valenza Mele 1921–1994 · archaeologist
  • Rosario Valenza 1924–

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

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