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'.
Discover how your Wall ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 69 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 77 |
| Cornwall | 41 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 380 |
| Devon | 113 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 260 |
| Essex | 157 |
| Gloucestershire | 381 |
| Hampshire | 115 |
| Herefordshire | 318 |
| Hertfordshire | 25 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 155 |
| Lancashire | 503 |
| Leicestershire | 65 |
| Lincolnshire | 61 |
| London | 1,085 |
| Middlesex | 62 |
| Northumberland | 45 |
| Norfolk | 90 |
| Northamptonshire | 55 |
| Nottinghamshire | 109 |
| Oxfordshire | 75 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 437 |
| Suffolk | 26 |
| Somerset | 535 |
| Surrey | 48 |
| Sussex | 60 |
| Staffordshire | 627 |
| Warwickshire | 527 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 46 |
| Worcestershire | 484 |
| Yorkshire | 293 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 49 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 71 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 20 |
| Monmouthshire | 102 |
| Pembrokeshire | 15 |
| Radnorshire | 62 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,173 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 279 |
| Labourer | 142 |
| House Servant | 96 |
| Dress Maker | 76 |
| Coal Miner | 68 |
| Servant | 60 |
| General Servant | 47 |
| Laundress | 47 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Carter | 37 |
| Domestic Servant | 35 |
| Shoe Maker | 33 |
| Cook | 30 |
| Farm Labourer | 30 |
| Mason | 28 |
| Stone Mason | 26 |
| House Maid | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Wife Of Above | 23 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wall | 5,225 |
| William Wall | 5,153 |
| John Wall | 4,874 |
| Thomas Wall | 3,446 |
| Elizabeth Wall | 3,132 |
| George Wall | 2,952 |
| Sarah Wall | 2,873 |
| James Wall | 2,429 |
| Ann Wall | 1,970 |
| Charles Wall | 1,524 |
| Henry Wall | 1,494 |
| Jane Wall | 1,412 |
| Joseph Wall | 1,325 |
| Eliza Wall | 1,252 |
| Emma Wall | 1,102 |
| Annie Wall | 1,101 |
| Alice Wall | 990 |
| Ellen Wall | 950 |
| Edward Wall | 947 |
| Richard Wall | 897 |
| Hannah Wall | 880 |
| Robert Wall | 833 |
| Arthur Wall | 826 |
| Emily Wall | 783 |
| Frederick Wall | 781 |
| 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 |
The surname Wall is the most popular version of all its varients