How common is the surname Wahlstrom?

1,387 people in the United States had the surname Wahlstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,600 Americans. It ranked 19,480th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wahlstrom?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wahlstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wahlstrom?

Richard Wahlstrom, American rower (1931–2003), followed by Becky Wahlstrom.

Where is the surname Wahlstrom most common?

Wikidata records people named Wahlstrom in the United States.

Is the surname Wahlstrom getting more or less common?

More common. 1,368 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,387 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Wahlstrom

A Swedish surname, carried by 1,387 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wahlstrom is more common than 88% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Wahlström, from vall (“pasture”) + ström (“stream”).

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,387 people named Wahlstrom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,600 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,368.

#19,480

rank among US surnames

1,387

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,588)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,480	Vanvoorhis	1,387	222,600
#19,489	Pulsifer	1,386	222,760

Who is named Wahlstrom

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Wahlstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wahlstroms

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Wahlstrom
American rower (1931–2003)
Becky Wahlstrom
American actress, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wahlstrom

Walston

Wahlstrom has the Soundex code W423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W423.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wahlstrom come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Wahlström, from vall (“pasture”) + ström (“stream”).
How common is the surname Wahlstrom?: 1,387 people in the United States had the surname Wahlstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,600 Americans. It ranked 19,480th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wahlstrom?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wahlstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wahlstrom?: Richard Wahlstrom, American rower (1931–2003), followed by Becky Wahlstrom.
Where is the surname Wahlstrom most common?: Wikidata records people named Wahlstrom in the United States.
Is the surname Wahlstrom getting more or less common?: More common. 1,368 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,387 in 2010, up 1.4%.