Waller Surname
Approximately 79,291 people bear this surname
Waller Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Wall-Maker, Mason, Bricklayer [Middle English waller(e; Middle English wal(l, Old English w(e)all, a wall + the agential suff. -ere] Henry le Wallere.—Hundred Rolls In the Middle English period this trade-name was Latinized murator and cementarius.
Read More About This SurnameWaller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49,420 | 1:7,334 | 866 |
| England | 14,319 | 1:3,891 | 516 |
| Australia | 4,176 | 1:6,464 | 950 |
| Germany | 2,763 | 1:29,137 | 3,836 |
| Canada | 2,255 | 1:16,340 | 2,364 |
| New Zealand | 842 | 1:5,378 | 869 |
| Sweden | 630 | 1:15,630 | 1,333 |
| South Africa | 523 | 1:103,590 | 12,522 |
| Switzerland | 512 | 1:16,041 | 2,627 |
| France | 491 | 1:135,280 | 20,693 |
| Uruguay | 353 | 1:9,722 | 1,088 |
| Scotland | 284 | 1:18,851 | 2,233 |
| Netherlands | 229 | 1:73,743 | 12,495 |
| Wales | 222 | 1:13,939 | 1,532 |
| Hungary | 214 | 1:45,870 | 4,878 |
| Austria | 199 | 1:42,791 | 6,859 |
| Thailand | 192 | 1:367,908 | 64,616 |
| Brazil | 169 | 1:1,266,712 | 43,490 |
| Jamaica | 153 | 1:18,758 | 1,684 |
| Argentina | 144 | 1:296,829 | 23,706 |
| Spain | 115 | 1:406,539 | 22,087 |
| Mexico | 105 | 1:1,182,154 | 14,394 |
| Ireland | 98 | 1:48,050 | 3,523 |
| Peru | 63 | 1:504,510 | 14,225 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Norway | 55 | 1:93,496 | 12,846 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Japan | 49 | 1:2,609,067 | 31,334 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Finland | 42 | 1:130,874 | 12,452 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Czechia | 38 | 1:279,828 | 36,495 |
| Mauritius | 38 | 1:34,037 | 6,811 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Northern Ireland | 28 | 1:65,894 | 4,901 |
| Belize | 27 | 1:13,166 | 1,489 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Honduras | 18 | 1:489,802 | 3,355 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Angola | 2 | 1:13,494,607 | 11,780 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 1:4,193,346 | 12,835 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 135 | 1:32,814 | 3,199 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,476 | 1:3,260 | 462 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:89,124 | 4,677 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,039 | 1:6,247 | 784 |
The alternate forms: Wallér (27) are calculated separately.
Waller (553) may also be a first name.
Waller Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Wall-Maker, Mason, Bricklayer [Middle English waller(e; Middle English wal(l, Old English w(e)all, a wall + the agential suff. -ere] Henry le Wallere.—Hundred Rolls In the Middle English period this trade-name was Latinized murator and cementarius.
(occasionally) 2 (Salt-)Boiler [from Middle English wallen, Old English w(e)allan, to boil] Wallers, n., Salt-Makers.—West worc. Gloss. (1882), p. 33.
(English) One who built walls; dweller at, or near, a wall, such as the old Roman wall.
A Gauler or Waller, a foreigner, from the Anglo—Saxon "waller—went,"foreign men, strangers.
Or Valers, one of those families of Vllliers which bore a bend or a fesse. Valers and Waller bore the same. Alexander de Waller held from Earl Bigod 1165 (Rot. Pip.). Robert de Willers of York 1194, and Robert de Walur of Essex 1198, were probably the same person (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Michael de Valers or Vilers was summoned from Gloucester in 1300 for military service in Scotland (Parliamentary Writs). From Walers or Valers, of the Eastern Counties, probably descended the Kentish family of Waller, who bore three leaves on a bend voided. Of this family were Sir William Waller, the Parliamentary General; and Edmond Waller, the poet.
From the Swedish, from the Dutch-Flemish, Waller; a personal name Wallers; a location name in Devon.
Waller Demographics
Average Waller Salary in
United States
$41,951 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waller is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Wallér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waller? popularity and diffusion
Waller is the 7,159th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 91,909 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Waller reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Waller is also the 357,892nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 553 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 49,420 people, or 1 in 7,334. In The United States Waller is most numerous in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 103 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Waller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Waller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 676 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 925 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 27 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Waller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States Waller are 12.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Waller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning 320,879 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,271 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.92% more than the national average, earning R 349,128 per year; in United States they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $41,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $54,489 CAD per year.
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Waller Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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