The Wallin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,034 people carried this name — #4,995 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,677 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Wallin surname

A surname, associated with hymn writer and arch bishop Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1839).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Wallin» (Swedish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Walter’.

His entry covers Wallen, Walling, Wallin and Wallon.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 790 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 46 people named Wallin.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Pas-de-Calais 14
Oise 13
Yvelines 12
Gironde 1
Paris 1
Somme 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

23 people named Wallin live in Switzerland.

They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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

Where they live today

Geneva 14
Zurich 9

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

14,570 people named Wallin are counted in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 12,865
Finland (2026) 1,291
Norway (2025) 414

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) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Wallin in American newspapers,
1903–1921.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Wallin
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1903-09-11
Newspaper page from The Stanford Interior Journal carrying the name Wallin
The Stanford Interior Journal 1911-12-29
Newspaper page from The Chickasha Daily Express carrying the name Wallin
The Chickasha Daily Express 1921-08-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Wallin in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

2,061 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wallin. The most, 469, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,255
New South Wales 318
Victoria 296
South Australia 82
Western Australia 69
Tasmania 18
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Wallin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Georg Wallin
    Georg Wallin 1644–1723 · priest
  • Georg Wallin
    Georg Wallin 1686–1760 · theologian
  • Johan Olof Wallin
    Johan Olof Wallin 1779–1839 · writer
  • Georg August Wallin
    Georg August Wallin 1811–1852 · professor
  • Jakob Alexander Jakobsen Wallin
    Jakob Alexander Jakobsen Wallin 1820–1876 · vagrant

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 206 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wallin,
in the records of 9 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 States868 records

868 records of the Wallin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 226
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 209
  • Other U.S. records 433
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold J. Wallin

    Born 1924 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; fireman from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Maria Wallin

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Wisconsin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 61; tailor. From Chicago, Germany; bound for Boston.

    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 Dennis Ray Wallin

    Born 1948; from La Fayette, Georgia. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 868 records for Wallin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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).

Netherlands144 records

144 records of the Wallin name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 79
  • Dutch population registers 64
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Simon Wallin

    Married in 1859 in Den Helder; shopkeeper. Died 1865 in Den Helder, aged 37.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Fredrica Wallin

    Married in 1890 in Anna Paulowna. Died 1907 in Schoterland, aged 40.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eskel Andries Wallin

    Born 1852 in Den Helder. Died 1884 in Velp, aged 32.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 144 records for Wallin in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia101 records

101 records of the Wallin name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 34
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 33
  • Other Australian records 34
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Wallin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Lincolnshire, aged 49; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Wallin

    Miner of California Gully, Victoria; died 1880.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Wallin

    Left Hobart Town in 1852 aboard the Flying Fish, bound for Geelong.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 101 records for Wallin in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Norway60 records

60 records of the Wallin name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Julius Wallin

    Census of 1910: Dronningens gate, Larvik; bricklayer, born 1857 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Axel Olaus Wallin

    Census of 1910: Theresesgate, Kristiania; tailor, born 1882 in Karlanda Sverige.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anne Marie Wallin

    Census of 1910: Laxegaten, Fredrikshald; "kaabesømmerske", born 1864 in Eidanger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 60 records for Wallin in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland24 records

24 records of the Wallin name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 17
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 7
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Edvin Wallin

    Born 1912 in Oravainen; farmer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Oravainen.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Sven Rikhard Wallin

    Born 1891 in Ahlainen; labourer. Died in 1918 in Hämeenlinna, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Onni Alfred Wallin

    Born 1880 in Loppi; painter. Died in 1918 in Kotka, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Wallin in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Wallin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 8
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eric John Wallin

    Buried in 1969 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 70.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George E. Wallin

    Buried in 1948 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 77.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Rauni Ossian Wallin

    Died 1966; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Wallin in Canada.

Counts: 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. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France16 records

16 records of the Wallin 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 Frances Ellen Wallin

    Born 1905 in Melton Mowbray (Angleterre); died 1999 in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alfred Auguste Louis Wallin

    Born 1943 in Aix-en-Ergny; died 1982 in Ecques (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 16 records for Wallin in France.

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).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Wallin 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 Ernst Wallin

    From Gilge, Labiau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 27 September 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 42).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Wallin

    From Insterburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 July 1918.

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

Showing 2 of 7 records for Wallin in Germany.

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).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Wallin name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louise Wallin

    Died 1861 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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