# Wahl (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wahl/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,253 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,716 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,296 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (12,933 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wahl 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wahl in the United States and the Russian Empire.

## People named Wahl

- Ken Wahl, American actor
- Arthur Wahl, American chemist (1917–2006)
- Grant Wahl, American sportswriter (1973–2022)
- Tyson Wahl, American soccer player
- Liz Wahl, American journalist
- Victor von Wahl, Baltic German general (1840-1915)

## Similar surnames

Wall, Whaley, Walla, Wohl, Wale, Wiley, Willey, Will, Wylie, Woolley, Weil, Wooley.

## 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.