Walster

Walster Meaning & Origin

About Walster
The surname Walster is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wealdhere," meaning "ruler of the army," combined with the suffix "-ster," denoting a female agent or one who does or works with something. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Walster can be interpreted as "female ruler of the army" or "one who works with or does something related to ruling the army."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Walster is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Walster: 108
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 151,532
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Walster based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Walster is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALSTR
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W042306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 L S T ER0
🌐 IPA
/walster*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALSTR', 'FLSTR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W423

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Walster in Braille

Here's how to represent Walster in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Walster in braille

How to sign the name Walster using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Walster using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Walster in sign language

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