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 1,469
Labourer 227
Agricultural Labourer 185
General Servant 103
Domestic Servant 93
Dress Maker 71
Coal Miner 61
House Keeper 56
Servant 47
Miner 39
Carpenter 39
Farm Labourer 37
Laundress 37
Stone Mason 34
Annuitant 32
Butcher 29
Tailor 28
Farmer 27
General Servant Domestic 26
Shoe Maker 26
Farmers Son 25
Labourer In Iron Works 25
Dressmaker 24
Blacksmith 23
Tailoress 22

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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