The Valentine Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Valentine family.

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The Valentine Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Valentine
1841 Census 1,593
1851 Census 1,771
1861 Census 2,010
1871 Census 2,421
1891 Census 2,574

Most Frequent Forenames for the Valentine Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Valentine 126 132 145 142 118
WILLIAM Valentine 117 128 134 147 130
ELIZABETH Valentine 87 104 128 116 99
MARY Valentine 118 101 87 99 68
THOMAS Valentine 97 95 96 93 86
JAMES Valentine 76 80 85 96 68
ANN Valentine 103 91 94 71 38
SARAH Valentine 69 69 74 82 73
GEORGE Valentine 54 54 55 65 49
JOSEPH Valentine 44 47 54 61 50
JANE Valentine 44 43 56 59 42
HENRY Valentine 39 40 52 56 48
ELLEN Valentine 25 25 40 51 37
ALICE Valentine 19 31 32 39 34
MARGARET Valentine 17 21 25 32 41
CHARLES Valentine 21 25 23 33 32
ELIZA Valentine 23 24 29 30 17
HANNAH Valentine 29 29 23 21 21
ROBERT Valentine 19 21 23 29 29
MARTHA Valentine 17 22 23 32 24

Etmology and History of the Surname: Valentine

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Valentine (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Valentine family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


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