The Wald surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,057 people carried this name — #8,172 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is down 17% from 4,910 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 164 people named Wald.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
79 people named Wald have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 112 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 77 people named Wald live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Wald live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
104 people named Wald is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Wald in American newspapers,
1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 209,601 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Wald,
with a public archive behind them.
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František Wald 1861–1930 · chemist -
Lillian Wald 1867–1940 · writer -
Wilhelm Wald d. 1922 · historian
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Peder Eriksson Wald 1602–1653 · businessperson
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Samuel Gottlieb Wald 1762–1828 · writer
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John Wald 1851–1871 · Australian rules football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wald.
- Walaszek 273 · U.S. census
- Walbert 762 · U.S. census
- Walch 1,986 · U.S. census
- Walck 1,178 · U.S. census
- Walcker 207 · U.S. census
- Walczak 3,437 · U.S. census
- Walder 1,380 · U.S. census
- Waldmann 655 · U.S. census
- Waldner 2,238 · U.S. census
- Waldvogel 1,101 · U.S. census
- Waligora 472 · U.S. census
- Walker 523,129 · U.S. census
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