Walling Surname
Approximately 12,113 people bear this surname
Walling Surname Definition:
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Wealing = Weal(h)’s Son [Old English W(e)al(h, foreigner, Welshman + the son suff. -ing] occasionally (Anglo-French-Latin) (with excresc. -g) for Wallen, Wallin, Wallon, q.v.
Walling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,676 | 1:37,460 | 4,636 |
| England | 881 | 1:63,244 | 7,420 |
| India | 738 | 1:1,039,384 | 43,394 |
| Canada | 331 | 1:111,316 | 11,908 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 583 | 1:41,810 | 5,274 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,361 | 1:21,270 | 2,678 |
Walling (171) may also be a first name.
Walling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Wealing = Weal(h)’s Son [Old English W(e)al(h, foreigner, Welshman + the son suff. -ing] occasionally (Anglo-French-Latin) (with excresc. -g) for Wallen, Wallin, Wallon, q.v.
(English) The son of Wealh (foreigner).
From the Danish, Wallin; from the Swedish, Wallen; a personal name.
Walling Demographics
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Walling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walling occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walling.
How Common Is The Last Name Walling? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 42,968th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 601,630 people. Walling occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Walling live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Walling is also the 698,971st most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 171 people.
Walling is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 9,676 people, or 1 in 37,460. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States Walling exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Walling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Walling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walling last name rose 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Walling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Walling last name are 15.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Walling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 70.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,638 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,782 CAD per year.
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