Fall is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fall
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands
Meaning:

A variation of Vale. A valley, a low ground. Johnson designates this a poetical word.

In the North of England the nameis frequently of Gipsy origin. See Faw - A celebrated Gipsy family or clan in Scotland. King James V. issued an edict on behalf of Johnnie Faw, "lord and erle of Little Egypt." 'Faw or fa' is a Scottish verb for "to obtain," which, considering the acquisitive habits of this wandering race, is appropriate enough

2. The De Fall of the Hundred Rolls shows a local origin.

One who came from Falkenberg meaning "falcon mountain," a city in Sweden.

Family name is variation of MacPhail. The son of Paul meaning "small".

The lastname Fall is the form of Vail. Dweller in the valley.

Family name is a variation of Vallee. Dweller in a depression between ranges of hills or mountains.

How popular is Fall?

Fall is common in Senegal, Mauritania, United States, Mali, France, Spain, Morocco, Guinea, England, Ghana, Chad, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Gabon, Italy, Ivory Coast, Sweden, Brazil, Poland, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Burkina Faso, Egypt.

Fall is ranked 1150 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Falls grew by 20.22 per cent to 5060 since 2000 and ranked 6676 after elevating 625 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.48 76.17
Black 27.09 16.63
Hispanic or Latino 2.31 1.38
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.82 2.45
Others 1.76 2.87
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.53 0.5
Fall is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Senegal which signifies its Senegal provenence. Around 465144 people have been found who wears Fall as their family name. Fall is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Fall:
8 Senegal422,278
Countries with ten thousands of Fall:
41 Mauritania13,168
Countries with thousands of Fall:
7,415 United States5,724
241 Mali5,485
1,823 France3,956
1,897 Spain2,790
2,710 Morocco1,943
258 Guinea1,885
5,845 England1,199
Countries with hundreds of Fall:
3,547 Ghana901
2,465 Chad674
7,612 Canada561
8,852 Saudi Arabia517
852 Gabon404
24,260 Italy391
3,882 Ivory Coast337
2,519 Sweden320
24,839 Brazil318
22,385 Poland240
12,650 Australia237
24,757 South Africa224
40,524 Germany175
3,674 Burkina Faso134
38,342 Egypt122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,808 Switzerland93
14,085 Austria88
19,444 Belgium85
7,510 Niger83
11,536 United Arab Emirates64
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
19,428 Benin50
4,862 Cuba46
95,514 DR Congo41
6,699 Wales39
12,381 Iraq37
13,614 Denmark36
48,879 Netherlands32
12,265 Portugal28
88,124 Argentina26
264 Gambia25
58,754 Cameroon24
3,101 China24
408,224 India22
30,347 Hungary21
9,475 Ireland19
29,080 Norway18
8,994 Congo17
23,349 Finland17
14,413 Scotland17
77,522 Greece16
73,425 Czechia12
26,891 Qatar12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
426,148 Thailand10
3,802 Hong Kong9
6,372 Togo9
130,497 Turkey9
303,897 Ukraine7
2,986 Cape Verde6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Patt Fall worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 21 years old embarked for USA from Galway on Cashmere and arrived on May 2, 1849. Pat Fall (14) Immigrant, Catherine Fall (8), 22 years old Pat Fall, Catherine Fall, aged 24, 24 years old Thomas Fall, Jane Fall (20) Immigrant, Mary Fall (19) Maid, 27 years old Patrick Fall, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Farmer Theodor Fall from Germany aboard the America from Bremen. He is registered to be 16 years old when he arrived in Williamsburg on August 16, 1853. Caroline Fall, aged 30, Servant Louisa Fall, Farmer Henriette Fall, Coachman Jean-Pierre Fall, Coachman Jean-Pierre Fall, John Fall, aged 20, John Fall (20) Farmer, Miner Isaacs Fall, and 13 other Fall majority of whom were laborer and others worked as servant and coachman migrated to US from London, Havre, Antwerp, Bremen and Falmouth & Havre.

Fall Namesakes

  • François Lonseny Fall, Guinean diplomat and politician
  • Bernard B. Fall, prominent war correspondent, historian
  • Khadi Fall, Senegalese author and former government minister
  • Leo Fall, Austrian composer and conductor of operettas
  • James Fall, was Scottish MP for Haddington Burghs
  • Fatou Bintou Fall, female track and field athlete from Senegal
  • Ibrahima Fall, disciple of Sheikh Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke
  • Albert B. Fall, United States Senator
  • Shadows Fall, American heavy metal band
  • Poets of the Fall, Finnish rock band from Helsinki
  • Dead to Fall, American metalcore band from Cook County, Illinois
  • Aminata Sow Fall, Senegalese-born author
  • Pride and Fall, futurepop act from Stavanger, Norway,
  • Mercy Fall, rock band from Flagstaff, Arizona
  • Comes with the Fall, American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia
  • Loomis Fall, American songwriter
  • Baye Djiby Fall, Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker
  • All That Fall, one-act radio play by Samuel Beckett produced following a request
  • October Fall, American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois
  • Melody Fall, Italian pop punk band
  • Bamba Fall, Senegalese professional basketball player

Fall Namesakes

  • François Lonseny Fall, Guinean diplomat and politician
  • Bernard B. Fall, prominent war correspondent, historian
  • Khadi Fall, Senegalese author and former government minister
  • Leo Fall, Austrian composer and conductor of operettas
  • James Fall, was Scottish MP for Haddington Burghs
  • Fatou Bintou Fall, female track and field athlete from Senegal
  • Ibrahima Fall, disciple of Sheikh Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke
  • Albert B. Fall, United States Senator
  • Shadows Fall, American heavy metal band
  • Poets of the Fall, Finnish rock band from Helsinki
  • Dead to Fall, American metalcore band from Cook County, Illinois
  • Aminata Sow Fall, Senegalese-born author
  • Pride and Fall, futurepop act from Stavanger, Norway,
  • Mercy Fall, rock band from Flagstaff, Arizona
  • Comes with the Fall, American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia
  • Loomis Fall, American songwriter
  • Baye Djiby Fall, Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker
  • All That Fall, one-act radio play by Samuel Beckett produced following a request
  • October Fall, American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois
  • Melody Fall, Italian pop punk band
  • Bamba Fall, Senegalese professional basketball player

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