Son of Baldo or from the tableland
Valdez is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning 'son of Baldo', where Baldo is a shortened form of names like Teobaldo (Theobald). It can also be a habitational name referring to someone from various places in Spain named Valdés, likely derived from 'val' (valley) and 'des' (of the). In a modern context, it is occasionally used as a bold, surname-style first name.
Less common today
Valdez isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,522 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
U.S. Representative and former police chief
The titular character in the Western film 'Valdez Is Coming' · Valdez Is Coming
