The Waller surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 36,805 people carried this name — #942 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,010 people counted. That is up 5% from 35,001 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Waller surname
Possibly from de valler (of the valley).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Waller» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
457 people named Waller live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 6 births for the Waller name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 194 people named Waller.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 164 people named Waller 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 Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
41 people named Waller have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 82 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 the Nordic population registers
744 people named Waller are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Waller in American newspapers,
1879–1898.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,312,968 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Waller,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Waller d. 1732 · perjurer -
Robert Waller d. 1814 · politician
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Edmund Waller d. 1788 · politician
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John Waller d. 1757 · politician
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Robert Waller d. 1698 · politician
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Katherine Mary Waller d. 1884
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Waller.
- Walker 523,129 · U.S. census
- Walkowiak 1,099 · U.S. census
- Wall 53,794 · U.S. census
- Wallace 197,276 · U.S. census
- Wallaert 105 · U.S. census
- Walle 912 · U.S. census
- Wallerich 300 · U.S. census
- Wallet 236 · U.S. census
- Walliser 296 · U.S. census
- Wallon 160 · U.S. census
- Walser 2,782 · U.S. census
- Walsh 105,079 · U.S. census
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