Wall is used as a family name or surname in Sweden, Ireland, Germany, England, Netherlands. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wall
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Sweden, Ireland, Germany, England, Netherlands
Meaning:

A variant form of Valler. Pierre Valler, a Protestant refugee from Rouen, landed at Rye in 1572.

The variation of the Waal. The Walloon, or native of Liege.

Dweller at, or near, a wall such as the old Roman wall; dweller at, or near, a spring or stream; one who came from Wall, i.e., on the Roman wall, or near a stream, the name of several places in England; dweller at, or near, a pool or bog.

Wall is a variant form of Wales. One who came from Wales, i.e., the Welsh, the country, or from Wales, a village in Yorkshire.

Lastname is variant form of Deval. Dweller in the valley.

Family name is the variant of Wale. A local surname, traced in Irish records to the XIV century. John de Wale was advanced, in 1348, to the see of Ardfert.

See Walls, to which it is ordinarily pluralized - 1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII and XIV centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Wal, De la Walle, etc. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle.

Wall is a variant of the Walls. 1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII and XIV centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Wal, De la Walle, etc. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle.

How popular is Wall?

Wall is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Mexico, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Brazil, Poland, Scotland, Austria, Chile, Argentina, France, Saudi Arabia, Finland, Spain, Bolivia, Paraguay, Liberia, Egypt, Russia, Netherlands.

Wall is ranked 3971 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Walls plummeted by 1.12 per cent to 53794 since 2000 and slipped by 74 spots and ranked at 631. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.1 87.8
Black 8.21 8
Hispanic or Latino 2.31 1.59
Others 1.81 1.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.81 0.77
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.75 0.48
Wall is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 141346 people have been found who wears Wall as their family name. Wall is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wall:
527 United States76,000
372 England19,866
374 Canada12,390
Countries with thousands of Wall:
385 Australia9,662
2,257 Germany4,706
212 Ireland4,345
292 Sweden3,224
3,198 Mexico1,707
382 New Zealand1,693
249 Wales1,340
Countries with hundreds of Wall:
10,025 South Africa667
18,945 Brazil426
14,687 Poland396
1,837 Scotland370
3,707 Austria360
2,452 Chile313
12,431 Argentina291
40,939 France250
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
3,619 Finland208
16,363 Spain181
2,964 Bolivia180
1,349 Paraguay160
2,699 Liberia158
32,813 Egypt153
77,587 Russia143
19,427 Netherlands136
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,751 Dominican Republic92
2,489 Northern Ireland88
5,627 Portugal85
12,780 Peru80
14,715 Papua New Guinea75
872 Belize72
2,346 Trinidad and Tobago68
567 Bahamas65
12,446 Norway57
590 Barbados56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,491 Denmark50
1,548 China47
282,725 India41
71,790 Iran38
556 Guam37
18,930 Switzerland37
3,873 Jamaica33
7,685 Qatar31
7,666 Singapore30
48,277 Malaysia27
27,831 Israel26
45,825 Kazakhstan26
843 Jersey24
767 Guernsey22
5,175 Luxembourg20
46,838 Pakistan19
685 Antigua and Barbuda18
654 Grenada18
1,289 Malta18
931 United States Virgin Islands18
57,134 Zimbabwe18
3,260 Hong Kong17
180,670 Philippines17
327,276 Indonesia16
219,567 Nigeria15
389 Curaçao14
50,143 Slovakia14
59,297 Belarus13
107,811 Italy13
25,221 United Arab Emirates13
26,733 Venezuela13
73,425 Czechia12
19,471 Estonia12
14,334 Mauritania12
390,733 Thailand12
1,123 American Samoa11
786 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
82,403 Belgium10
1,005 Bermuda10
1,778 Isle of Man10
1,210 South Sudan9
9,186 Sri Lanka9
2,767 Vietnam9
47,042 Japan8
15,268 Lesotho8
17,989 Taiwan8
22,056 Colombia7
991 Gibraltar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant John Wall from Ireland aboard the Ottowa from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 18 years old when he arrived in USA on May 12, 1846. Maid Catherine Wall, 26 years old Mary Wall, Mary Wall, aged 16, Workwoman Mary Wall, Ernent Wall, aged 37, 24 years old Matthew Wall, Marrias-L. Wall (33) Artist, Louisa Wall (29) Immigrant, and 369 other Wall around 41.71% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster, stone mason, shoemaker, spinner, dressmaker, carpenter, mechanic, butcher migrated to US.

From Italy

23 years old miner Johan Wall who was residing in Italy migrated to Colorado on October 12, 1885 by La Normandie put out from Havre.

From Germany

Gerhard Wall was 21 years old when he migrated to USA on June 24, 1852. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took Janet Ridston from Havre. 17 years old Carl Wall, Cultivator Christian Wall, 19 years old Fanny Wall, 22 years old Mathilde Wall, Joh.An. Wall (20) Farmer, Bart. Wall (26), C. Wall, Barbara Wall, aged 25, and 246 other Wall around 47.74% of whom were farmer while others worked as cultivator and daughter, servant, laborer, tailor, miner, spinster, merchant, musician migrated to US.

Wall Namesakes

  • Brad Wall, Canadian retired politician
  • Carol Wall, long-time labour and social justice activist,
  • Ricardo Wall, Spanish-Irish cavalry officer
  • Mervyn Wall, Irish writer who was born in Dublin
  • Pat Wall, English Trotskyist political activist
  • Joseph Frazier Wall, American historian and professor of history at Grinnell College
  • Jamie Wall, British auto racing driver
  • Erin Wall, Canadian operatic soprano
  • Shannon J. Wall, merchant seaman and an American labor leader
  • Rudolf Wall, Swedish publisher and journalist
  • William Guy Wall, American painter of Irish birth
  • Donald Dines Wall, mathematician working primarily on number theory
  • C. T. C. Wall, British mathematician
  • Larry Wall, American computer programmer and author
  • Jeff Wall, Canadian artist best
  • Lucille Wall, American actress
  • Paul Wall, American rapper from Houston, Texas
  • Kingston Wall, psychedelic/progressive rock group
  • Max Wall, English comedian and actor
  • Tilly and the Wall, indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska
  • George Wall, English football player
  • Robert Wall, American actor and martial artist
  • Derek Wall, British politician and member of the Green Party of England and Wales
  • Tim Wall, Australian Test cricketer
  • Patrick Wall, British commando
  • James Walter Wall, American politician
  • Barbara Wall, former squash player from Australia
  • Gerard Wall, surgeon and a politician in New Zealand
  • Lyndsay Wall, American ice hockey player
  • Garret D. Wall, military officer and politician from New Jersey
  • Anthony Wall, English professional golfer
  • Dorothy Wall, New Zealand-born author and illustrator of children's fiction books
  • Travis Wall, American dancer, dance instructor
  • Donne Wall, former professional baseball player
  • Tony Wall, Irish retired hurler and manager
  • Jane Wall, English actress born to a Nigerian mother and an English father
  • J. T. Wall, American football fullback
  • Justin Wall, former U.S. soccer forward
  • Chris Wall, associate of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
  • Kevin Wall, American producer, new media entrepreneur
  • Stan Wall, former pitcher in Major League Baseball

Wall Namesakes

  • Brad Wall, Canadian retired politician
  • Carol Wall, long-time labour and social justice activist,
  • Ricardo Wall, Spanish-Irish cavalry officer
  • Mervyn Wall, Irish writer who was born in Dublin
  • Pat Wall, English Trotskyist political activist
  • Joseph Frazier Wall, American historian and professor of history at Grinnell College
  • Jamie Wall, British auto racing driver
  • Erin Wall, Canadian operatic soprano
  • Shannon J. Wall, merchant seaman and an American labor leader
  • Rudolf Wall, Swedish publisher and journalist
  • William Guy Wall, American painter of Irish birth
  • Donald Dines Wall, mathematician working primarily on number theory
  • C. T. C. Wall, British mathematician
  • Larry Wall, American computer programmer and author
  • Jeff Wall, Canadian artist best
  • Lucille Wall, American actress
  • Paul Wall, American rapper from Houston, Texas
  • Kingston Wall, psychedelic/progressive rock group
  • Max Wall, English comedian and actor
  • Tilly and the Wall, indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska
  • George Wall, English football player
  • Robert Wall, American actor and martial artist
  • Derek Wall, British politician and member of the Green Party of England and Wales
  • Tim Wall, Australian Test cricketer
  • Patrick Wall, British commando
  • James Walter Wall, American politician
  • Barbara Wall, former squash player from Australia
  • Gerard Wall, surgeon and a politician in New Zealand
  • Lyndsay Wall, American ice hockey player
  • Garret D. Wall, military officer and politician from New Jersey
  • Anthony Wall, English professional golfer
  • Dorothy Wall, New Zealand-born author and illustrator of children's fiction books
  • Travis Wall, American dancer, dance instructor
  • Donne Wall, former professional baseball player
  • Tony Wall, Irish retired hurler and manager
  • Jane Wall, English actress born to a Nigerian mother and an English father
  • J. T. Wall, American football fullback
  • Justin Wall, former U.S. soccer forward
  • Chris Wall, associate of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
  • Kevin Wall, American producer, new media entrepreneur
  • Stan Wall, former pitcher in Major League Baseball

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