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Waller Family Crest
Waller Family Crest
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Where did the English Waller family come from? What is the English Waller family crest and coat of arms? When did the Waller family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Waller family history?

The ancient name of Waller finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a mason. Waller is an occupational surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Occupational surnames were derived from the primary activity of the bearer. In the Middle Ages, people did not generally live off of the fruits of their labor in a particular job. Rather, they performed a specialized task, as well as farming, for subsistence. Other occupational names were derived from an object associated with a particular activity. The surname was given to people who worked as stone masons. This surname was established in England, in the county of Nottingham, prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066.

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Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Waller family name include Waller, Wallere and others.

First found in Nottinghamshire where they were Lords of the manor of Newark from very ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Waller research. Another 161 words(12 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Waller History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 77 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Waller Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Waller family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 39 words(3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Waller surname or a spelling variation of the name include :

Waller Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Christopher Waller, who landed in Ipswich, Mass in 1620
  • Charles Waller, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624
  • Jo Waller, aged 17, arrived in Barbados in 1635
  • Peter Waller, aged 24, arrived in Virginia in 1635
  • Matthew Waller, who landed in Salem, Mass in 1637


Waller Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Johann Frederick Waller, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1730
  • Johan Fredrick Waller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1730
  • Nicholas Waller, aged 41, arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1738
  • Johann Peter Waller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742
  • Johann Peter Waller came to Philadelphia in 1742


Waller Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Richard Waller, who landed in America in 1801-1802
  • Henry Waller, who landed in New York in 1814
  • Iver Waller, who arrived in Illinois in 1837
  • Alfred Waller, who landed in New York, NY in 1845
  • while Carl Waller settled in Texas in 1850 at the age of 36


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  • Constance Waller (b. 1926), prominent American educator and counselor
  • Thomas "Fats" Waller (1904-1943), American jazz musician
  • Tye Waller (b. 1957), American Major League Baseball first base coach
  • Benjamin Waller (1716-1786), American attorney and judge in Virginia
  • Charles "Charlie" Waller (1935-2004), American bluegrass musician
  • Edwin Waller (1800-1881), American judge and entrepreneur, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first mayor of Austin, Texas
  • Littleton "Tony" Waller Tazewell Waller (1856-1926), American United States Marine Corps Major General
  • William Lowe "Bill" Waller Sr. (b. 1926), American politician, Governor of Mississippi (1972 to 1976)
  • Edmund Waller (1606-1687), English poet
  • Augustus Volney Waller (1816-1870), English physiologist

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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Hic fructus virtutis
Motto Translation: This is the fruit of valour.

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  2. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
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  10. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
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