# Waller (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/waller/  
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) | 36,805 |
| US rank (2010) | 942 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,389 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (35,001 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Possibly from de valler (of the valley).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Waller 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) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Waller in the United States, Switzerland and Uruguay.

## People named Waller

- Fats Waller, American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
- Robert James Waller, American writer (1939-2017)
- Frank Waller, athletics competitor (1884–1941)
- Friedrich Waller, bobsledder (1920-2004)
- Facundo Waller, association football player
- Vincent Waller, American writer, animator, and storyboard artist
- Eddy Waller, actor (1889-1977)
- Bill Waller, American governor of Mississippi (1926-2011)
- Darren Waller, American football player
- Leslie Waller, American writer

## Similar surnames

Weller, Willer, Woller, Wheeler, Weiler, Woolery.

## 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.