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Etymology of Wallman

What does the name Wallman mean?

The Swedish surname Wallman 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).

Wallman Spelling Variations

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


Wallman migration to the United States +



Wallman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • David Wallman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1766 1
  • Peter Wallman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1774 1
Wallman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Henry Wallman, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1836 1
  • Joseph Wallman, aged 38, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 1
  • Josine Wallman, aged 7, who arrived in New York, NY in 1875 1
  • Marie Wallman, aged 35, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 1
  • Paul Wallman, aged 3, who arrived in New York, NY in 1875 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Wallman (post 1700) +

  • Steven Wallman, Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1994 to 1997
  • Henry Wallman (1915-1992), American mathematician
  • Arvid Wallman (1901-1982), Gold Medal winning Swedish Olympic diver


  1. 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)


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