Frequency: (1073)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: from a short form of various medieval personal names derived from Germanic personal names formed with wald ‘rule’ as the final element, in particular Arnold.
GIVEN NAMES: French 10%. Armand (6), Alphonse (5), Andre (4), Normand (3), Adelard (2), Emile (2), Marcel (2), Adlore, Alexandre, Aurele, Aurelien, Aurore.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
