How Many People Have the Last Name Walden?

24,821

people had the surname Walden in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 11,891 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,435

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

8.41

In 2010

Largest Group

78.1%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.9%

+699 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Walden (78.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Walden ranks #1,064. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 78.1%
Black 16.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.9%

📈 Change Since 2000

Walden grew from 24,122 people in 2000 to 24,821 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #1,343 to #1,435. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.94 to 8.41 people per 100,000.

20002010
People24,12224,821
Rank#1,343#1,435
Per 100,000 people8.948.41

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Walden

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,432Edmonds24,857
#1,433Gomes24,827
#1,434Buckner24,822
#1,435Walden24,821
#1,436Hutchison24,820
#1,437Griggs24,819
#1,438Nix24,786

👤 Walden as a First Name

Walden is a first name too: about 986 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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