How common is the surname Wallach?

2,561 people in the United States had the surname Wallach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,557 Americans. It ranked 12,170th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wallach?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wallach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wallach?

Eli Wallach, American actor (1915–2014), followed by Tim Wallach.

Where is the surname Wallach most common?

Wikidata records people named Wallach in the United States.

Is the surname Wallach getting more or less common?

More common. 2,524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,561 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Wallach

A surname, carried by 2,561 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wallach is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,561 people named Wallach in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,557 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,524.

#12,170

rank among US surnames

2,561

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,449)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,164	Lustig	2,562	120,510
#12,170	Barefield	2,561	120,557
#12,174	Colindres	2,560	120,604

Who is named Wallach

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

94% of people named Wallach identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wallachs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eli Wallach
American actor (1915–2014)
Tim Wallach
American baseball player, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wallach

Wallach has the Soundex code W420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W420.

Questions

How common is the surname Wallach?: 2,561 people in the United States had the surname Wallach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,557 Americans. It ranked 12,170th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wallach?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wallach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wallach?: Eli Wallach, American actor (1915–2014), followed by Tim Wallach.
Where is the surname Wallach most common?: Wikidata records people named Wallach in the United States.
Is the surname Wallach getting more or less common?: More common. 2,524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,561 in 2010, up 1.5%.