# Walters (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/walters/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 89,376 |
| US rank (2010) | 350 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,454 people |
| Change since 2000 | -14.3% (104,281 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Walter + -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Walters 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Walters in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.

## People named Walters

- Barbara Walters, American broadcast journalist (1929–2022)
- Julie Walters, British actress
- Charles Walters, American film director and choreographer (1911-1982)
- Minette Walters, British crime writer
- Melora Walters, American actress
- Jamie Walters, American entertainer
- Susan Walters, American actress
- Mimi Walters, American politician in California (born 1962)
- Curran Walters, American actor
- David Walters, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
- Luana Walters, American actress (1912-1963)
- Dale Walters, boxer

and 9 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Wolters, Walter, Walther, Welter, Wolter, Waldrep, Waltrip, Walder, Walthour, Wilder, Waldron, Waldrop.

## 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.