How Many People Have the Last Name Walter?
people had the surname Walter in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,143 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+409 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Walter (88.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Walter ranks #528. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Walter grew from 47,615 people in 2000 to 48,024 in 2010 (up 0.9%), and its rank fell from #651 to #727. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 17.65 to 16.28 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 47,615 | 48,024 |
| Rank | #651 | #727 |
| Per 100,000 people | 17.65 | 16.28 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Walter
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Walter: W436
👤 Walter as a First Name
Walter is a first name too: about 214,275 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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