How common is the surname Waldron?

17,501 people in the United States had the surname Waldron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,642 Americans. It ranked 2,063rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Waldron?

Mal Waldron, American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002), followed by Michael Waldron.

Where is the surname Waldron most common?

Wikidata records people named Waldron in the United States.

Is the surname Waldron getting more or less common?

More common. 16,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,501 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Waldron

A surname, carried by 17,501 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Waldron is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,501 people named Waldron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,642 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,908.

#2,063

rank among US surnames

17,501

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,952)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,054	Argueta	17,540	17,602
#2,055	Granger	17,539	17,603
#2,056	Grover	17,534	17,608
#2,057	Michaels	17,528	17,614
#2,058	Champion	17,527	17,615
#2,059	Whittington	17,517	17,625
#2,060	Aldrich	17,509	17,634

Who is named Waldron

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

88% of people named Waldron identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waldrons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002)
Michael Waldron
American screenwriter, born 1987
Shawna Waldron
American actress, born 1982
Charles Waldron
American actor (1874–1946)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Waldren

Surnames that sound like Waldron

Waldron has the Soundex code W436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W436.

Questions

How common is the surname Waldron?: 17,501 people in the United States had the surname Waldron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,642 Americans. It ranked 2,063rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Waldron?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Waldron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Waldron?: Mal Waldron, American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002), followed by Michael Waldron.
Where is the surname Waldron most common?: Wikidata records people named Waldron in the United States.
Is the surname Waldron getting more or less common?: More common. 16,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,501 in 2010, up 3.5%.
What are other spellings of Waldron?: Waldren.