How common is the surname Wallen?

7,436 people in the United States had the surname Wallen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,520 Americans. It ranked 4,763rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wallen?

Morgan Wallen, American country singer, followed by Errollyn Wallen.

Where is the surname Wallen most common?

Wikidata records people named Wallen in the United States and Belize.

Is the surname Wallen getting more or less common?

More common. 7,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,436 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Wallen

A surname, carried by 7,436 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wallen is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,436 people named Wallen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,520 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,264.

#4,763

rank among US surnames

7,436

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,495)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,758	Warfield	7,443	41,481
#4,759	Toussaint	7,441	41,492
#4,761	Stegall	7,439	41,504
#4,763	Wallen	7,436	41,520

Who is named Wallen

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

87% of people named Wallen identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wallens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Morgan Wallen
American country singer, born 1993
Errollyn Wallen
Belize-born British composer, born 1958

Notable Wallens come mostly from the United States (1) and Belize (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wallen

Wallen has the Soundex code W450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W450.

Questions

How common is the surname Wallen?: 7,436 people in the United States had the surname Wallen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,520 Americans. It ranked 4,763rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wallen?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Wallen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wallen?: Morgan Wallen, American country singer, followed by Errollyn Wallen.
Where is the surname Wallen most common?: Wikidata records people named Wallen in the United States and Belize.
Is the surname Wallen getting more or less common?: More common. 7,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,436 in 2010, up 2.4%.