How common is the last name Walter?

45,791 people in the United States have the last name Walter, about 1 in 6,527. It ranks #739 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WALTER

#739

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
45,791
About
1 in 6,527
This common or more
36.3%
Who bears it

Of the 45,791 people with the last name Walter, 85.9% reported their origin as White, 5.6% as Black and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Walter

#737 Hutchinson · 45,820#738 Beard · 45,797#740 Russo · 45,790#741 Henson · 45,780

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Walter, most common first.

#307 Walters · 100,790#5,651 Walther · 5,913#17,196 Walder · 1,612

Also a first name

As a first name, Walter ranks #227 of 53,615, with 244,847 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 13,418 births. See Walter as a first name

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