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
Living On Own Means 162
General Labourer 137
Dress Maker 97
General Servant Domestic 95
Scholar 93
Farmer 90
Cook Domestic 72
Domestic Servant 60
Coal Miner Hewer 54
Carpenter 48
Housemaid Domestic 36
Dressmaker 34
Laundress Wash 34
Servant Domestic 34
Coal Miner C Hewer 33
Blacksmith 30
Bricklayer 30
House Painter 30
Bricklayer Labourer 29
Agricultural Labourer 29
Tailor 26
Charwoman 25
Draper Assistant 25
Gardener Domestic 25
Stone Mason 24

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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