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 2,204
Agricultural Labourer 165
Coal Miner 147
Labourer 124
Dress Maker 119
General Labourer 119
Domestic Servant 100
General Servant 93
Laundress 56
Annuitant 53
Carpenter 50
Farm Labourer 45
Stone Mason 41
General Servant Domestic 38
House Keeper 35
No Occupation 33
Shoe Maker 32
Charwoman 30
Tailor 30
Farmers Son 30
Servant 28
Servant Domestic 26
Tailoress 22
Cotton Weaver 22
Painter 21

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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