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

Wallett, 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 Wallett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wallett in America

Wallett is the 70833rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wallett surname appeared 276 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 Wallett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wallett 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 Wallett

The surname Wallett is of English origin, derived from the Old English word "walh" meaning "foreigner" or "Celt". It is believed to have originated in the 12th century as a descriptive name given to someone who was perceived as a foreigner or of Celtic descent.

The Wallett name can be traced back to various regions of England, including Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Gloucestershire. The earliest recorded instance of the name dates back to the 13th century in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, where it appears as "Waliet".

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landowners and tenants in England, there are no direct mentions of the surname Wallett, but there are references to individuals with similar names such as "Waliet" and "Walchet".

Among the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Wallett were John Wallett, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1279, and Richard Wallett, who was documented in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1332.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the Wallett surname. One example is Sir John Wallett, an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in the 16th century. Another is William Wallett, a 17th-century English clergyman and author who wrote works on theology and religious subjects.

Other individuals with the Wallett surname include Thomas Wallett (1619-1675), an English Puritan minister and author, and John Wallett (1594-1658), an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in the 17th century.

The surname Wallett has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Wallett's Court in Gloucestershire and Wallett's Farm in Buckinghamshire. These place names likely derived from individuals with the Wallett surname who owned or resided in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wallett

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

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 Wallett 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 Wallett 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 Wallett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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