The Spanish surname, Valdez means"from Valentin" or "from the valley."
It can also be spelled Valdes.

The place of origin for the Valdez family name is Spain.

In the United States the Valdes surname is generally in Colorado, Texas, California and New Mexico.

Mostly laborers and farmers made up the occupations of Valdez family members in the 1880s.

Famous: Valdés y Basán (Spanish naval officer), Juan Melendez Valdez (18thcentury Spanish neoclassical poet), Ramon Valdez (Mexican actor), Rodrigo Valdez (Colombian former middleweight boxer), Nelson H. Valdez (Paraguayan footballer), Chucho Valdez (Cuban jazz musician and pianist), Miguel Valdez (President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952) and German Genaro Cipriano Valdez (Mexican actor, singer and comedian).