Walser is a surname of German origin. It may be a variant of Walliser, or derived from Wals near Salzburg, Austria. The Walser people speak Walser German, and are descendants of people who migrated from Wallis, Switzerland, to other Alpine regions.
People
- Al Walser (born 1976), German-born Liechtensteiner singer, songwriter, and record producer
- Alissa Walser (born 1961), German writer and artist; daughter of Martin Walser
- Andreas Walser (1908–1930), Swiss painter
- Andreas Walser (athlete) (born 1996), German para-athlete
- David Walser (1923–1993), British Anglican rector and archdeacon
- Derrick Walser (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Don Walser (1934–2006), American singer-songwriter and musician
- Emma Shannon Walser (1929–2021), Liberian lawyer and jurist
- Ferdinand Walser (1848–1934), Liechtenstein politician
- Frank Walser (1924–1996), American builder
- Franziska Walser (born 1950), German actor; daughter of Martin Walser
- George Walser (1834–1910), American lawyer and politician
- Helmut Walser Smith (born 1962), German history professor
- Hugo Walser (1940–2005), Liechtensteiner runner
- Hugo Walser (field hockey) ('1948), Swiss field hockey player
- Jenny Walser (born 1995), English actress
- Karl Walser (1877–1943), Swiss painter, stage designer, illustrator, and muralist
- Martin Walser (1927–2023), German writer
- Robert Walser, (1878–1956), German-speaking Swiss writer
- Robert Walser (musicologist), American musicologist, writer, and educator
- Samuel Walser (born 1992), Swiss ice hockey player
- Ulrich and Anton Walser (' late 19th-cent.), Swiss-born American builders
- Zeb V. Walser (1866–1940), American attorney and politician
See also
- Walter (disambiguation)
- Waltzer (surname)
- Walzer (surname)
- Wälzer (surname)