Last Name VALENTINE

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Meaning	Nickname: 'A valentine, a sweetheart.' Also could be a son of Valentine. St Valentine's day is February 14, the season when the birds begin to pair. In either case the saint has originated the name. From the Latin 'Valentinus,' a name derived from 'valens,' able, puissant, brave.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Creole

Rank	834 (2000 US census)	751 (1990 US census)

Count	37,669 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

68.97%, or 25980 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
22.19%, or 8359 total occurrences, as black,
0.45%, or 170 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.54%, or 203 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.77%, or 667 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
6.07%, or 2287 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Russian middle names

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...