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
School 1,421
Coal Miner Hewer 119
General Labourer 111
Private Means 93
Labourer 91
Farmer 85
General Servant (domestic) 70
None 67
Dressmaker 60
Farm Labourer 60
Domestic Servant 56
At School 51
Housekeeper 42
Scholar 40
Shop Assistant 40
Dress Maker 39
At Home 38
House Painter 37
Bricklayer 36
Clerk 36
Carpenter 35
Charwoman 35
Laundress 34
Dock Labourer 34
Errand Boy 31

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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