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How to Pronounce Waller

Pronounced WAW-ler /ˈwɔː.lər/Medium

Meaning: Waller is an English surname used occasionally as a first name. It is an occupational name, either for a builder of walls or, in some regions, a boiler of salt at a saltworks. Like many surnames it was borrowed as a given name in the early twentieth century.Low

In 30 seconds: Waller is an English occupational surname for a wall-builder or salt-worker. It stayed rare and peaked around the early 1920s (said WAW-ler).

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningWaller is an English surname used occasionally as a first name. It is an occupational name, either for a builder of walls or, in some regions, a boiler of salt at a saltworks. Like many surnames it was borrowed as a given name in the early twentieth century.

U.S. rank (1964)#4024 ↗ Rising

1964 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1921

Total births (all-time)≈ 225

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Waller is an English surname pressed into use as a first name. It marked either a wall-builder or, in areas of salt production, a salt-boiler. Families in the early twentieth century sometimes chose such surnames for sons, often to honor a mother's maiden name or a family line, and Waller is one of the rarer picks.

It was never common, given to only about fifteen boys a year at its high in the early nineteen-twenties. A boy named Waller then would belong to a great-grandparent's generation now.

Did you know? As a trade name Waller could mean a builder of walls or, in salt-making country, a worker who boiled brine, showing how many surnames grew from daily work.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Waller — English occupational surname; wall-builder / salt-worker

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Waller mean?

It is an English occupational surname for a wall-builder or, in some regions, a salt-worker.

How do you pronounce Waller?

It is said WAW-ler /ˈwɔː.lər/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Waller a boy or girl name?

Waller is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Waller?

It was always rare, given to only about fifteen boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.