Show ContentsWallen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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  • Wales
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Etymology of Wallen

What does the name Wallen mean?

The Swedish surname Wallen is an ornamental name from the Swedish words "wall and vall", meaning "grassy bank, pasture or grazing ground", perhaps adopted in some cases as a topographic name by "someone who lived by a grassy bank".

Ornamental compound surnames include Wallberg (pasture hill), Wallgren (pasture branch), Wallstrom (pasture river) and Wahlquist (pasture twig).

Wallen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wahl, Wallen, Wallin, Wallenius, Wallner, Wallman, Wallander and many more.

Wallen Ranking

the United States, the name Wallen is the 4,322nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Wallen migration to the United States +



Wallen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mr. Ralph Wallen who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623 aboard the ship "Anne" 2
  • Mrs. Joyce Wallen who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623 aboard the ship "Anne" 2
  • Ralph Wallen, who landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1638 3
Wallen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elias Wallen, aged 28, who landed in Georgia in 1812 3
  • Joseph Wallen, aged 22, who landed in Georgia in 1812 3
  • Knud Danielson Wallen, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1837 3
  • J Wallen, aged 22, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1851 3
  • William Wallen, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1860 3

Wallen migration to Australia +

Wallen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Wallen, British convict who was convicted in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Competitor" 18th March 1823, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
  • Mr. James Wallen, English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Aurora" on 3rd November 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
  • William Henry Wallen, aged 29, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Catherine" 6
  • William Henry Wallen, aged 29, a carpenter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Wallen (post 1700) +

  • Morgan Cole Wallen (b. 1993), American country music singer and songwriter who competed in the sixth season of The Voice
  • Norman "Norm" Edward Wallen (1918-1994), born Norman Edward Walentowski, American Major League Baseball player
  • Dick Wallen (b. 1936), former American football player
  • Shade Wallen, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1936 7
  • S. E. Wallen, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920 8
  • Robert Y. Wallen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1912 8
  • Jesse Wallen, American politician, Member of North Carolina House of Commons from Madison County, 1862-63 8
  • August Wallen, American politician, Dry Candidate for Delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ontonagon District, 1933 8
  • Martti Wallén (1948-2024), Finnish operatic bass singer, born in Helsinki
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Suggested Readings for the name Wallen +

  • Elisha Wallen: The Longhunter by Carolyn D. Wallin.
  • A Wallen/Walling Genealogy by Maribelle H. Wilder and H. Bruce Wilder Jr.
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 5th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/competitor
  5. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th August 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/aurora
  6. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CATHERINE 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Catherine.htm
  7. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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