Walder surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Walder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,380 people carried this name — #19,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted. That is down 16% from 1,642 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,641 people named Walder live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 764
St. Gallen 121
Aargau 115
Graubünden 97
Thurgau 71
Bern 70
Geneva 49
Schwyz 45

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 Poland’s population register

252 people named Walder have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 293 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 Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 217
Silesian 23
Masovian 5
Warmian-Masurian 4
West Pomeranian 3

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 127 people named Walder 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 Misiones.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Misiones 77
Buenos Aires Province 36
Entre Ríos 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 96 people named Walder.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Paris 32
Bas-Rhin 24
Haut-Rhin 11
Rhône 9
Somme 6
Nord 1
Meuse 1
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

53 people named Walder is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 53

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

Walder in American newspapers,
1889–1908.

Newspaper page from The Manchester Journal carrying the name Walder
The Manchester Journal 1889-06-20
Newspaper page from The Bennington Banner carrying the name Walder
The Bennington Banner 1889-06-20
Newspaper page from The Lake County Times carrying the name Walder
The Lake County Times 1908-08-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,495 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Walder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Christoph Walder d. 1756 · printer
  • Simon Walder d. 1638 · jurist
  • Johann Walder 1433–1541 · printer
  • Heinrich Walder 1460–1542 · captain
  • Heinrich Walder 1465–1542 · captain
  • Thomas Walder 1766–1861 · clockmaker

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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