Waller Name Meaning: Topographic for someone who lived near a wall (wall of a city).Also occupational for a craftsman who 'built walls' or someone who boiled sea water to obtain 'salt' well(en) 'to boil'. Possibly a nickname for for a amiable & cheerful person.
The name is of english origin.Bearers include 'Sir William Waller',a general who during the civil war persued making terms with 'Charles 1st'.
Discover how your Waller ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 36 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 66 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 27 |
| Derbyshire | 82 |
| Devon | 51 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 195 |
| Essex | 201 |
| Gloucestershire | 46 |
| Hampshire | 80 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 354 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 261 |
| Lancashire | 158 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 160 |
| London | 1,006 |
| Middlesex | 66 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 284 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 120 |
| Somerset | 22 |
| Surrey | 179 |
| Sussex | 278 |
| Staffordshire | 72 |
| Warwickshire | 33 |
| Westmorland | 35 |
| Wiltshire | 26 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 777 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 17 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 908 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 186 |
| House Servant | 63 |
| Labourer | 54 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| House Keeper | 35 |
| Laundress | 34 |
| Servant | 30 |
| Coal Miner | 27 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Carter | 26 |
| Cook | 25 |
| Farm Labourer | 25 |
| Straw Plaiter | 24 |
| Tailor | 24 |
| House Maid | 20 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Shoe Maker | 18 |
| Fund Holder | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Milliner | 15 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Bonnet Sewer | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Waller | 3,532 |
| Mary Waller | 3,253 |
| John Waller | 2,924 |
| Elizabeth Waller | 2,168 |
| George Waller | 1,918 |
| Thomas Waller | 1,870 |
| James Waller | 1,832 |
| Sarah Waller | 1,809 |
| Charles Waller | 1,339 |
| Henry Waller | 1,114 |
| Ann Waller | 1,046 |
| Jane Waller | 965 |
| Robert Waller | 845 |
| Alice Waller | 791 |
| Joseph Waller | 779 |
| Ellen Waller | 775 |
| Annie Waller | 764 |
| Frederick Waller | 746 |
| Emma Waller | 728 |
| Eliza Waller | 713 |
| Emily Waller | 683 |
| Alfred Waller | 677 |
| Arthur Waller | 632 |
| Hannah Waller | 595 |
| Edward Waller | 568 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeler | 57% | 132,221 |
| 2 | Waller | 100% | 55,107 |
| 3 | Weller | 83% | 30,643 |
| 4 | Willer | 83% | 5,732 |
| 5 | Wheller | 71% | 2,894 |
| 6 | Wooller | 71% | 2,560 |
| 7 | Wheler | 67% | 627 |
| 8 | Waler | 83% | 458 |
| 9 | Willar | 67% | 430 |
| 10 | Woller | 83% | 359 |
| 11 | Wallar | 83% | 335 |
| 12 | Wellar | 67% | 306 |
| 13 | Wellor | 67% | 222 |
| 14 | Wheelor | 43% | 188 |
| 15 | Wallier | 86% | 125 |
| 16 | Willier | 71% | 117 |
| 17 | Wheeller | 63% | 112 |
| 18 | Wallor | 83% | 104 |
The surname Waller is the 2nd most popular variant of Wheeler.