How common is the last name Walden?

23,046 people in the United States have the last name Walden, about 1 in 12,970. It ranks #1,510 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WALDEN

#1,510

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
23,046
About
1 in 12,970
This common or more
44.5%
Who bears it

Of the 23,046 people with the last name Walden, 74.8% reported their origin as White, 15.9% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Walden

#1,508 Mcghee · 23,091#1,509 Teague · 23,089#1,511 Crowder · 23,042#1,512 Buckner · 23,041

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Walden, most common first.

#8,111 Waldon · 3,912

Also a first name

As a first name, Walden ranks #13,462 of 53,615, with 896 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2023, with 55 births. See Walden as a first name

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