Waller ( surname ) - wikipedia Waller ( surname ) Waller is a surname mainly of Anglo - Saxon origin, with several possible etymologies. See also Open pan salt making # salt pan occupations. Contents 1 Notable people with this name include 1.1 In arts and entertainment 1.1. 1 Music 1.1. 2 Other media 1.2 In government and politics 1.2. 1 US 1.2. 2 Other countries 1.3 In military 1.4 In science and academia 1.5 In sport 1.6 In other fields 2 References Notable people with this name include In arts and entertainment Music Charlie Waller ( American musician ) ( 1935 -- 2004 ), American bluegrass musician Charlie Waller ( British musician ) ( born 1980 ), British rock musician Fats Waller, jazz musician Gordon Waller ( 1945 -- 2009 ), British singer Rik Waller, British singer Other media Carroll Waller ( 1927 -- 2014 ), American preservationist and writer Douglas C. Waller, American writer Edmund Waller, English poet Fred Waller, inventor of cinerama Judith C. Waller ( 1889 - 1973 ) US radio pioneer Lewis Waller, English actor c. 1910 Mary Lemon Waller ( 1851 - 1931 ), English portrait painter Robert James Waller ( 1939 -- 2017 ), American author Tom Waller, film director and producer Vincent Waller, American animator, showrunner of SpongeBob SquarePants since 2015 In government and politics US Benjamin Waller, Williamsburg, Virginia attorney and judge Edwin Waller, American statesman George Platt Waller, American diplomat John L. Waller, lawyer, journalist, publisher and U.S. Counsel to Madagascar William L. Waller, Jr., American, Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court Bill Waller ( William L. Waller, Sr. ), American, Governor of Mississippi Other countries Gary Waller ( 1945 -- 2017 ), British politician George Mark Waller, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales Keith Waller ( 1914 -- 1992 ), Australian public servant and diplomat Robert Waller ( pundit ), British elections expert In military Hardress Waller ( c. 1604 -- 1666 ), fought in Ireland, supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War, convicted of the Regicide of King Charles I after the restoration of the monarchy Hector Waller, officer in the Royal Australian Navy Littleton Waller, officer in the United States Marine Corps William Waller ( c. 1597 -- 1668 ), English Parliamentary general during the English Civil War William Francis Frederick Waller ( 1839 -- 1885 ), British soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross In science and academia Alfred Rayney Waller ( 1867 -- 1922 ), British journalist, translator and editor Augustus Volney Waller ( 1816 -- 1870 ), British neurophysiologist Augustus Desiré Waller ( 1856 -- 1922 ), scientist and son of Augustus Volney Waller Carroll Waller ( 1927 -- 2014 ), American preservationist and writer Erik Waller ( collector ) ( 1875 -- 1955 ), Swedish surgeon and book collector Ivar Waller, physicist known for the Debye -- Waller factor ( along with Peter Debye ) In sport Alex Waller ( born 1990 ), English rugby union player Charlie Waller ( American football ) ( 1921 -- 2009 ), American football coach Chris Waller ( Gymnast ) 1992 USA Olympic Team. Dwight Waller, American professional basketball player Erik Waller ( sailor ) ( 1887 -- 1958 ), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics Ethan Waller ( born 1992 ), English rugby union player Kurt Waller ( Gymnast ) USA, Owns gymnastics clubs in Chicago. Phil Waller, Wales and British Lions rugby player Ruth Waller, English athlete Wilf Waller ( born 1877 ), South African footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton In other fields Waller family ( Kent ) Waller baronets John Waller ( preacher ) ( 1741 - 1802 ), Baptist preacher in Virginia, South Carolina and Kentucky Charles Henry Waller ( 1840 - 1910 ), Church of England theologian Sir Mark Waller, a British judge References Jump up ^ `` Surname Database : Waller Last Name Origin ''. The Internet Surname Database. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Waller. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waller_(surname)&oldid=817459015 '' Categories : Surnames Hidden categories : Disambiguation pages with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 December 2017, at 14 : 35. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name waller come from
Answer: Anglo-Saxon origin