Waller Surname

7,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Waller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,4201:7,334866
England14,3191:3,891516
Australia4,1761:6,464950
Germany2,7631:29,1373,836
Canada2,2551:16,3402,364
New Zealand8421:5,378869
Sweden6301:15,6301,333
South Africa5231:103,59012,522
Switzerland5121:16,0412,627
France4911:135,28020,693
Uruguay3531:9,7221,088
Scotland2841:18,8512,233
Netherlands2291:73,74312,495
Wales2221:13,9391,532
Hungary2141:45,8704,878
Austria1991:42,7916,859
Thailand1921:367,90864,616
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
Jamaica1531:18,7581,684
Argentina1441:296,82923,706
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Mexico1051:1,182,15414,394
Ireland981:48,0503,523
Peru631:504,51014,225
Poland571:666,82057,730
Norway551:93,49612,846
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Finland421:130,87412,452
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Mauritius381:34,0376,811
Belgium311:370,85940,209
India311:24,744,045333,161
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Belize271:13,1661,489
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Honduras181:489,8023,355
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
China91:151,924,6187,954
Israel91:950,84857,975
Panama91:434,6958,518
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Tajikistan21:4,193,34612,835
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:32,8143,199
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,4761:3,260462
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Wales241:65,3513,160
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0391:6,247784

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who built walls; dweller at, or near, a wall, such as the old Roman wall.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A Gauler or Waller, a foreigner, from the Anglo—Saxon "waller—went,"foreign men, strangers.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Swedish, from the Dutch-Flemish, Waller; a personal name Wallers; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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 can also be found as: Wallér. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waller? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,159th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 91,909 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Waller live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 357,892nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 553 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 49,420 people, or 1 in 7,334. In The United States Waller is primarily found in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 103 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 676 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 925 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 27 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Waller last name is primarily Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Waller last name are 12.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.33% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallér9427/
Wallert92458/
Wallier92159/
Wailler9222/
Wallerd929/
Walleer927/
Wallerå927/
Whaller926/
Wallere924/
Wayller923/
Wallerr923/
Walhler921/
Wallher921/
Wahller921/
Wauller921/
Wualler921/
Wasller921/
Wealler920/
Waler91408/
Whealler8610/
Walleart8610/
Waillier862/
Waysller862/
Wateller861/
Wallherr861/
Whauller861/
Baller833,573/
Wahler833,522/
Woller833,398/
Valler833,177/
Waaler83609/
Walier83415/
Wajler83273/
Whaler83248/
Wealer83133/
Wailer8395/
Wayler8349/
Walher8332/
Waleur8327/
Waeler8322/
Walere8312/
Wauler831/
Waleer831/
Walerz831/
Wallir830/
Walear830/
Wallerová8036/
Wallerova802/
Vallier774,846/
Wheller771,502/
Weiller771,249/
Wooller771,070/
Wahlert77782/
Vailler77280/
Wallior77221/
Weasler77127/
Waehler7786/
Vallere7763/
Bealler7758/
Waslert7757/
Ballehr7751/
Valleur7744/
Waisler7736/
Bauller7733/
Bailler7723/
Waahler7717/
Whealer7715/
Wahlier7713/
Balleer7712/
Walheer779/
Wahlerr776/
Valleir775/
Wollerd775/
Vallerd774/
Vallert773/
Vauller773/
Vallear772/
Ballear772/
Weyller772/
Walherr772/
Walhert771/
Waleher771/
Wallair771/
Wahtler771/
Waitler771/
Wuoller771/
Wollesr771/
Wathler771/
Whayler771/
Vallesr771/
Vahller771/
Wolhler771/
Waalher771/
Vallejr771/
Whaeler770/
Weahler770/
Walheir770/
Wollier770/
Wollger770/
Walerth770/
Whatler770/
Wollerz770/
Bahller770/
Vwoller770/
Walhier770/
Whasler770/
Wwahler770/
Whatteller750/
Valer739,393/
Baler731,380/
Weler73112/
Woler7364/
Walir7349/
Wöler731/
Vaillier71334/
Wollherr71110/
Whattler7161/
Wheasler7152/
Wheeller7132/
Valleyre7114/
Wollertt718/
Wohllerz713/
Vateller713/
Vaillere712/
Walerová711/
Whelleer711/
Vallertt711/
Weilller711/
Huayller711/
Vatiller711/
Wahalere711/
Weisller711/
Whellier710/
Vailleur710/
Vasiller710/
Valleher710/
Weiler6733,261/
Boller679,672/
Wöhler673,331/
Voller673,258/
Wohler672,360/
Bailer672,316/
Bealer672,004/
Valere671,605/
Valeur671,379/
Valier671,349/
Wehler671,200/
Bauler671,165/
Wooler671,018/
Valger671,004/
Weyler67774/
Bayler67486/
Vaaler67386/
Wolert67376/
Wähler67306/
Wheler67304/
Ballér67233/
Wölger67151/
Valher67126/
Vayler6785/
Balher6770/
Wolher6769/
Vhaler6748/
Walire6744/
Wollerová6743/
Weeler6741/
Woiler6739/
Weuler6731/
Vajler6730/
Valert6726/
Vailer6722/
Vatler6721/
Balear6720/
Wuiler6716/
Walyor6715/
Wholer6714/
Vahler679/
Wouler678/
Wölert677/
Vallir675/
Baaler674/
Welier674/
Baleir674/
Uoller673/
Vallerová673/
Woyler673/
Welher672/
Vauler672/
Valeir672/
Vealer671/
Hualer671/
Weiseller671/
Weleer671/
Valeer671/
Vasler671/
Valerr671/
Vallér671/
Valear671/
Weÿler671/
Wälger671/
Wollerova671/
Wolerz671/
Walair671/
Vasseller670/
Wueler670/
Woeler670/
Vaeler670/
Ballir670/

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