How common is the surname Walt?

1,076 people in the United States had the surname Walt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,938 Americans. It ranked 23,587th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Walt?

Stephen Walt, American political scientist.

Where is the surname Walt most common?

Wikidata records people named Walt in the United States.

Is the surname Walt getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,076 in 2010, down 17%.

Is Walt also a first name?

Yes. Walt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Walt

A surname, carried by 1,076 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W430 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walt is more common than 85.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,076 people named Walt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 286,938 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,288.

#23,587

rank among US surnames

1,076

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-16.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,428)

Who is named Walt

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

93% of people named Walt identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%

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 Walts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Walt
American political scientist, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Walt

Walt has the Soundex code W430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W430.

Questions

How common is the surname Walt?: 1,076 people in the United States had the surname Walt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,938 Americans. It ranked 23,587th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walt?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Walt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Walt?: Stephen Walt, American political scientist.
Where is the surname Walt most common?: Wikidata records people named Walt in the United States.
Is the surname Walt getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,076 in 2010, down 17%.
Is Walt also a first name?: Yes. Walt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.