Wallaker Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wallaker Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Well- Field or Spring-Field [v. Wall2, and + Middle English aker, Old English æcer, a field]

Wallaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Canada451:818,79163,991
England401:1,392,95161,553
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wallaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Well- Field or Spring-Field [v. Wall2, and + Middle English aker, Old English æcer, a field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wallaker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wallaker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wallaker is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallaker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,061,269th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Wallaker live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States Wallaker is primarily found in: Michigan, where 36 percent live, Minnesota, where 33 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States Wallaker occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Wallaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wallaker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wallaker last name rose 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wallaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wallaker surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wallaker earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning 317,475 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% less than the national average, earning $46,696 CAD per year.

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