How common is the surname Walley?

4,730 people in the United States had the surname Walley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,274 Americans. It ranked 7,078th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Walley?

Deborah Walley, American actress (1941-2001).

Where is the surname Walley most common?

Wikidata records people named Walley in the United States.

Is the surname Walley getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,730 in 2010, down 4.4%.

The surname Walley

A surname, carried by 4,730 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walley is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,730 people named Walley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,274 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,947.

#7,078

rank among US surnames

4,730

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-4.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,339)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,073	Freitag	4,733	65,233
#7,074	Maynor	4,732	65,246
#7,075	Desilva	4,731	65,260
#7,078	Walley	4,730	65,274
#7,080	Silas	4,729	65,288

Who is named Walley

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

81% of people named Walley identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Walleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Deborah Walley
American actress (1941-2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Walley

Walley has the Soundex code W400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W400.

Questions

How common is the surname Walley?: 4,730 people in the United States had the surname Walley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,274 Americans. It ranked 7,078th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walley?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Walley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Walley?: Deborah Walley, American actress (1941-2001).
Where is the surname Walley most common?: Wikidata records people named Walley in the United States.
Is the surname Walley getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,730 in 2010, down 4.4%.