The Valet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 218 people carried this name — #85,659 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 17% from 186 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,051 people named Valet.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 63 people named Valet 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
59 people named Valet live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 28 people named Valet 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Valet,
with a public archive behind them.
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René Valet 1890–1912 · locksmith -
Antoine Valet d. 1607 · physician
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Géraud Valet de Reganhac 1719–1787 · lawyer
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(August) Friedrich Valet 1811–1889 · pharmacist
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Jean Valet 1923–1984 · association football player
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Joseph Valet 1927–2023 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Valet.
- 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
- Vales 1,802 · 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
- Vallade 157 · U.S. census
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