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 1,856
Coal Miner 209
General Labourer 172
Domestic Servant 130
Agricultural Labourer 129
Dress Maker 119
Farmer 96
Labourer 95
Living On Own Means 94
Living On Her Own Means 79
General Servant Domestic 56
General Servant 51
Carpenter 46
Gardener 42
Laundress 38
Blacksmith 36
Errand Boy 36
General Domestic Servant 35
Clerk 35
Shoe Maker 34
House Keeper 33
Tailor 32
Butcher 32
Grocer 31
Farm Servant 29

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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