The Waldon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,190 people carried this name — #7,900 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,073 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

532 people named Waldon have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 573 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Holy Cross 315
Silesian 57
West Pomeranian 45
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 29
Lubusz 27
Masovian 21
Łódź 14
Lesser Poland 8

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Waldon in American newspapers,
1886–1918.

Newspaper page from The Rice Belt Journal carrying the name Waldon
The Rice Belt Journal 1918-06-21
Newspaper page from Okolona Messenger carrying the name Waldon
Okolona Messenger 1906-12-19
Newspaper page from The Midland Journal carrying the name Waldon
The Midland Journal 1886-01-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,465 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Waldon in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

6,303 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Waldon. The most, 1,348, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,274
Victoria 1,205
Tasmania 1,155
Queensland 1,077
Western Australia 390
South Australia 174
ACT (Canberra) 15
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Waldon.

Who carried it

People named Waldon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alton R. Waldon
    Alton R. Waldon 1936–2023 · judge
  • Hans Waldon 1870– · physician
  • Louis Waldon 1934–2013 · screenwriter
  • Cassandra Waldon 1962–2019 · reality television participant

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Waldon,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States354 records

354 records of the Waldon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 142
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 67
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 49
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lewis C. Waldon

    Born 1926 in Texas. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Sam Houston; farmer from Mason County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Pontotoc Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sara J. Waldon

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool, aged 20; dressmaker. From Liverpool, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Tommy Andrew Waldon

    Born 1947; from Hobart, Indiana. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 354 records for Waldon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia228 records

228 records of the Waldon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 77
  • Tasmanian Names Index 75
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 40
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 23
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 13
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Orlando Waldon

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Sir Charles Forbes, sailing from London in 1830. Native of Bristol, Gloucestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alice Waldon

    Arrived in Queensland in 1874 aboard the St James, aged 13.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Albert David Waldon

    Retired of Beechworth, Victoria; died 1974.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 228 records for Waldon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Waldon name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record G.w Waldon

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Ganges, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Waldon

    Died 1903; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Thomas Vernal Waldon

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Waldon in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Waldon name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. E. Waldon

    Royal Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Waldon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bernard Waldon

    Born 1941 in Oignies (Pas-de-Calais); died 1996 in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Waldon name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Catharina Maria Waldon

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1832 in 's Hage.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Waldon name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Stanislaus Waldon

    From Gernau, Ostpr. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 29 July 1915 (Foot Guards Regiment No. 5).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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