Find out how popular the last name Walding is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Walding.

Walding, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Walding surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Walding in America

Walding is the 35582nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Walding surname appeared 632 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Walding.

We can also compare 2010 data for Walding to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Walding

The surname WALDING is believed to have originated in England in the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "weald" and "ing", meaning a person from a wooded area or forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1194, where a William Walding is mentioned. The name also appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1279, referring to a John Walding.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are several references to places with similar names, such as Walding Street in Suffolk and Walding Field in Berkshire, suggesting that the name may have originated as a place name before becoming a surname.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name Walding was particularly prevalent in the counties of Somerset, Devon, and Dorset, where several families with this surname were recorded in local records and tax rolls.

One notable figure with the surname Walding was John Walding, a lawyer and member of parliament for Lyme Regis in 1553. Another was William Walding, a merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a family of Waldings settled in the village of Litton Cheney in Dorset, where they became prominent landowners and farmers. One member of this family, Richard Walding (1640-1712), served as the parish clerk and left behind several records documenting the history of the village.

Another notable Walding was Sir Robert Walding (1689-1756), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. He was knighted for his service in 1748.

In the 19th century, the Walding family produced several notable figures, including John Walding (1818-1889), a prominent architect who designed several churches and public buildings in the county of Cornwall.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Walding

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Walding.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Walding was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Walding has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Walding was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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