The Vales surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,802 people carried this name — #16,071 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is up 18% from 1,526 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 659 people named Vales 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 472 people named Vales.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Tarn-et-Garonne.
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.
Who carried it
People named Vales,
with a public archive behind them.
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Javier Vales Failde 1872–1923 · writer -
Francisco Vales Villamarín 1891–1982 · writer -
José Vales Mahía 1896–1976 · singer -
Amador Vales 1897–1965 · photojournalist
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Carlos Vales 1955– · biologist
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Juan Manuel Vales 1956– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vales.
- Valerian 102 · U.S. census
- Valerie 328 · U.S. census
- Valerio 13,482 · U.S. census
- Valerius 725 · U.S. census
- Valero 4,660 · U.S. census
- Valery 412 · U.S. census
- Valet 218 · U.S. census
- Valette 182 · U.S. census
- Valiente 2,530 · U.S. census
- Valier 105 · U.S. census
- Valin 480 · U.S. census
- Valla 546 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Vales is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.