Surname Spotlight: Valença

In parish registers, Valença often stands in for Valencia. In origin, the name means “From Valencia”.

A variant of Valencia

Before spelling was fixed, Valencia was also written Valença. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Valenza.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Valencia surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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