Valentine Family History
- Valentine Name Meaning
- English and Scottish: from a medieval personal name, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of Valens (see Valente), which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence. The name was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr, whose chief claim to fame is that his feast falls on February 14, the date of a traditional celebration of spring going back to the Roman fertility festival of Juno Februata. A 5th-century missionary bishop of Rhaetia of this name was venerated especially in southern Germany, being invoked as a patron against gout and epilepsy. It is probably also an Americanization of Valentin, Valentino, and possibly other European cognates.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 1,203,394 Historical Documents with Valentine on Ancestry
- 412,989 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 243,117 Census and Voter Lists
- 47,346 Military Records
- 28,026 Immigration Records
- 471,916 Member Trees
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Number of Valentine families
 528 - 1,054  177 - 527 |
 1 - 176  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Valentine families
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18 - 33 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1851 Canada Census Data
Valentine census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the Canadian Passenger Lists
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from 1881 CA Census Data
Valentine census records
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