Walle is used as a family name or surname in Germany, Netherlands. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Walle
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany, Netherlands
Meaning:

The surname is a variation of Walls. 1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII and XIV centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Wal, De la Walle, etc. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle.

Walle is form of Wall. See Walls, to which it is ordinarily pluralized - 1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII and XIV centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Wal, De la Walle, etc. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle.

Walle is variation of the Waal. The Walloon, or native of Liege.

Variation of the Wales. One who came from Wales, i.e., the Welsh, the country, or from Wales, a village in Yorkshire.

Walle is variant of the Deval. Dweller in the valley.

A variant of the Wall. Dweller at, or near, a wall such as the old Roman wall; dweller at, or near, a spring or stream; one who came from Wall, i.e., on the Roman wall, or near a stream, the name of several places in England; dweller at, or near, a pool or bog.

Dweller at, or near, a wall such as the old Roman wall; dweller at, or near, a spring or stream; one who came from Wall, i.e., on the Roman wall, or near a stream, the name of several places in England; dweller at, or near, a pool or bog.

A variation of the Valler. Pierre Valler, a Protestant refugee from Rouen, landed at Rye in 1572.

The family name Walle is a variant of the Wale. A local surname, traced in Irish records to the XIV century. John de Wale was advanced, in 1348, to the see of Ardfert.

How popular is Walle?

Walle is common in Ethiopia, Mexico, France, United States, Germany, Norway, Indonesia, Nigeria, Netherlands, Belgium.

Walle is ranked 26267 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Walles grew by 13.01 per cent to 912 since 2000 and ranked 26695 after elevating 1275 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 53.84 43.49
White 41.89 54.28
Black 3.07 1.61
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.77 0
Walle is quite popular family name mostly used in Ethiopia while Norway is ahead in terms of density. Around 20489 people have been found who wears Walle as their family name. Walle is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Walle:
1,259 Ethiopia12,073
Countries with thousands of Walle:
2,488 Mexico2,685
6,802 France1,283
29,374 United States1,124
Countries with hundreds of Walle:
10,391 Germany978
615 Norway840
35,493 Indonesia313
43,269 Nigeria172
16,937 Netherlands161
16,639 Belgium103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,508 Ivory Coast66
51,218 Canada59
142,518 Russia59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
25,733 Papua New Guinea44
274,051 India43
17,263 Switzerland42
12,676 Finland41
17,476 Sweden39
42,843 Cameroon38
88,980 South Africa28
174,290 Brazil28
62,883 Australia24
97,972 England20
22,252 Niger19
389 Curaçao14
1,045 Aruba14
16,904 Ecuador12
28,765 New Zealand12
202,133 Philippines12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
132,137 Poland10
68,742 Tanzania8
39,626 Denmark8
26,217 Estonia8
23,443 Scotland8
33,195 Chile7
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Anne Walle hailed from Bavaria. 6 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Samuel M Fox and arrived on November 10, 1852. Catharine Walle (46) Farmer, Catherine Walle (4), Elisabeth Walle, aged 20, Johann Walle, aged 18, 14 years old Joseph Walle, Farmer Marie Walle, 11 years old Mathias Walle, Nicolas Walle (2), and 35 other Walle around 76% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US.

Walle Namesakes

  • Willy Vande Walle, Belgian academic, author
  • Robert Van de Walle, retired Belgian judoka
  • Philippe Vande Walle, former Belgian football goalkeeper
  • Jurgen Van de Walle, Belgian former professional road bicycle racer
  • Walter van de Walle, Canadian politician

Walle Namesakes

  • Willy Vande Walle, Belgian academic, author
  • Robert Van de Walle, retired Belgian judoka
  • Philippe Vande Walle, former Belgian football goalkeeper
  • Jurgen Van de Walle, Belgian former professional road bicycle racer
  • Walter van de Walle, Canadian politician

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