# Haller (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haller/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,992 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,568 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,899 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.5% (9,562 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English and German surname, from hall + -er. * As a Alemannic German surname, variant of Halter, a noun meaning "shepherd, owner, holder." * Also as a German surname, variant of Heller. * As a Austrian German surname, from several placenames involving the element Hall meaning "salt," such as Halle in Saxony.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haller in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Haller in the United States, Austria, Angola, the Russian Empire and Belgium.

## People named Haller

- Marco Haller, Austrian road bicycle racer
- Frank Haller, boxer (1883–1939)
- Ernest Haller, American cinematographer (1896–1970)
- Maria Haller, Angolan diplomat, journalist, teacher and writer (1923-2006)
- Daniel Haller, American film and television director
- Gordon Haller, American triathlete
- Johannes Haller, Baltic German medievalist (1865-1947)
- Jacques Haller, Belgian rower

## Similar surnames

Heller, Hiller, Holler, Hillier, Hollier, Hillery, Hiler, Hyler, Hillyer, Hollar, Hilario, Hilaire.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.