# Walz (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,220 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,879 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,763 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (6,957 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /wɔlz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Walz.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Walz 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Walz in the United States.

## People named Walz

- Tim Walz, American politician (born 1964)
- Carl E. Walz, American astronaut
- Gwen Walz, American educator (born 1966)

## Similar surnames

Walls, Wallis, Wales, Walsh, Walk, Walch, Walko, Walck, Walke, Walshe, Wallace, Wells.

## 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.