Sally is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sally
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Surname is a variation of the Sail. See Sale - Anglo-Saxon sel, sele, etc. French, salle, a hall. 'Between 1332 and 1348, the name borne by the famous knight commemorated by Froissart, and who was killed by the insurgents near Norwich, in 1381, is severally written De la Sale, De Salle, De Aula, Dela Saule, De Halle, Saul, and Halle.' The North Wilts family of Hale of Bradford also wrote themselves De Aula and De la Sale. "Halle, alias De Sale, dwellith in a pretty stone house at the east end of the town, on the right bank of Avon: a man of £ 100 lands by the year: an ancient gentleman since the time of Edward I."

Sally is a variation of Sayles. Dweller in, or near, a hall; one who worked in the dining hall; one who came from Sale, i.e., sallow, in Cheshire.

Sally is variation of the Sale. Dweller in, or near, the manor house; servant in the principal room of the manor house; one who came from Sale meaning "sallow," in Cheshire.

The family name is variant form of Sale. Anglo-Saxon sel, sele, etc. French, salle, a hall. 'Between 1332 and 1348, the name borne by the famous knight commemorated by Froissart, and who was killed by the insurgents near Norwich, in 1381, is severally written De la Sale, De Salle, De Aula, Dela Saule, De Halle, Saul, and Halle.' The North Wilts family of Hale of Bradford also wrote themselves De Aula and De la Sale. "Halle, alias De Sale, dwellith in a pretty stone house at the east end of the town, on the right bank of Avon: a man of £ 100 lands by the year: an ancient gentleman since the time of Edward I."

How popular is Sally?

Sally is common in Sri Lanka, United States, Egypt, Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya, Ghana, New Zealand, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Australia, India, Morocco, Malawi, Tanzania, England, Nigeria, Singapore, Afghanistan, Canada, China.

Sally is ranked 39673 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sallys plummeted by 5.14 per cent to 1144 since 2000 and slipped by 2025 spots and ranked at 22481. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.66 53.98
Black 38.02 39.64
Others 3.67 2.9
Hispanic or Latino 3.15 1.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.62 1.33
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.87 0.5
Sally is quite popular family name mostly used in Sri Lanka while Micronesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 13241 person has been found who wears Sally as their family name. Sally is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Sally:
1,429 Sri Lanka2,120
17,322 United States2,110
6,121 Egypt1,403
Countries with hundreds of Sally:
15,202 Indonesia851
23,744 Philippines719
8,122 Kenya511
5,980 Ghana485
1,773 New Zealand443
1,028 Mauritania412
2,350 Papua New Guinea373
12,374 Saudi Arabia358
9,472 Australia331
86,005 India274
22,036 Morocco273
8,693 Malawi261
18,694 Tanzania235
22,251 England193
47,225 Nigeria153
1,573 Singapore133
4,283 Afghanistan127
26,993 Canada127
688 China121
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,396 Liberia90
12,490 Israel77
307 Micronesia75
2,864 Northern Ireland71
51,307 Iran65
31,109 Cameroon60
123,217 France57
60,627 South Africa56
14,862 Ivory Coast51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,136 Dominican Republic46
6,467 Burkina Faso42
134,967 Brazil40
182,447 Russia40
10,676 Kuwait39
12,381 Iraq37
36,924 Malaysia37
7,685 Qatar31
50,636 Uganda30
12,985 Scotland20
21,940 Denmark19
784 Seychelles18
6,317 Solomon Islands18
18,229 Botswana17
11,030 Taiwan14
390,733 Thailand12
3,581 Hong Kong11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,402 Chad9
47,869 Japan7
102,287 Kazakhstan7
4,662 Senegal7
51,006 United Arab Emirates7
340,600 Germany6
101,176 Netherlands6
328,556 Ukraine6
18,907 Yemen6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Weaver Timothy Sally from Great Britain aboard the Henrietta Mary from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on May 15, 1846. 20 years old Hannah Sally, 20 years old Cathe. Sally, Mary Sally (26) Maid, John Sally (21) Workman, Margt. Sally, aged 19, Workman James Sally, Ann Sally, aged 30, 40 years old Margt. Sally, and 39 other Sally around 51.72% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster migrated to US.

From Germany

Spinster Elizth. Sally from Germany aboard the Nevada from Liverpool & Queenstown. She is registered to be 17 years old when she arrived in USA on May 5, 1873. 30 years old John-Aug. Sally, Spinster Adolph Sally, 40 years old Jen Sally, U Sally, aged 35, are other Sally that migrated to US from Hamburg, Liverpool & Queenstown and Genoa & Gibraltar.

Sally Namesakes

  • Paul Sally, Paul Joseph Sally, Jr
  • Subway to Sally, folk metal band that was
  • X-Legged Sally, Belgian avant-garde rock/jazz-band
  • I Hate Sally, four-piece metal/post-hardcore band from Ontario

Sally Namesakes

  • Paul Sally, Paul Joseph Sally, Jr
  • Subway to Sally, folk metal band that was
  • X-Legged Sally, Belgian avant-garde rock/jazz-band
  • I Hate Sally, four-piece metal/post-hardcore band from Ontario

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