as a Last Name
- 14,835
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Wahl
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German Walhe, Walch ‘foreigner from a Romance country’, hence a nickname for someone from Italy or France, etc. This surname is also established in Sweden.
| 2,462nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 14,835
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Wahl per capita
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