Valla

See also: valla, vallá, válla, and vålla

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Italian Valla, a variant of Valle.
• Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Valla, from vall (“pasture, meadow”).
• Borrowed from Albanian Valla, a variant of Vallas.

Proper noun

Valla (plural Vallas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Valla is the 40144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Valla is most common among White (79.3%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Valla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Valla m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024