Val Name Origin and Family Crest

French civil records give 1,797 births under the name Val from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970. Births ran at 73 in 1891–1900 and 180 in 1991–2000. Spanish statistics put 4,334 people with Val in first position and 4,301 in second.

Where the name comes from

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Val, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

Sound-alike surnames

Here is a quick, evidence-based look at the Val surname. Val sounds close to Vail and Valle, so it can help to search both.

Arms associated with the name

If a Val family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

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