The Walther surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,444 people carried this name — #5,402 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,108 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,246 people named Walther live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 723 people named Walther.
69 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Bas-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 224 people named Walther 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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
32 people named Walther have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 92 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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
549 people named Walther 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
Walther in American newspapers,
1912–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,714 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Walther,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Walther d. 1586 · mayor
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Bernhard Walther d. 1596 · mayor
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Christian Walther d. 1883 · teacher
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Johann Walther d. 1640 · pastor
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Andreas Walther d. 1587 · pastor
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Nicolaus Walther d. 1604 · deacon
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Walther.
- 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
- Walter 48,024 · U.S. census
- Walti 132 · U.S. census
- Walton 73,854 · U.S. census
- Waltz 6,819 · U.S. census
- Waltzer 264 · U.S. census
- Walz 7,220 · U.S. census
- Walzer 878 · U.S. census
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