Wall Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wall Name Meaning: A topographic name for someone who lived by a stone wall,either to support a town or to stop invasion of the 'sea' a 'spring',or 'stream'.

The first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Robert De La Walle'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wall Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wall family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 786
Agricultural Labourer 240
Labourer 163
House Servant 148
Servant 112
At Home 72
Farm Labourer 67
Dress Maker 50
General Servant 43
Coal Miner 42
Laundress 37
Farmer's Son 34
Shoe Maker 31
House Keeper 30
Tailor 30
Farm Servant 29
Ag Labourer 27
Butcher 25
Mason 25
Annuitant 24
Errand Boy 23
Pauper 22
Scholar At Home 22
Blacksmith 21
Stone Mason 20

Wall Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wall 100% 79,780
2 Well 75% 8,336
3 Will 75% 4,503
4 Willie 50% 2,444
5 Ewell 60% 964
6 Weall 80% 907
7 Willia Ms 33% 894
8 Wille 60% 780
9 Wooll 60% 608
10 Owell 60% 496
11 Wallie 67% 217
12 Walle 80% 210
13 Welle 60% 133
14 Willia Mes 30% 117

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The surname Wall is the most popular version of all its varients

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