Cahall Surname

258,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cahall Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Cathal (battle powerful).

Cahall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5121:239,72222,927
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:162,52014,796

Cahall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Cathal (battle powerful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cahall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cahall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cahall occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 258,381st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,784,994 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cahall are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,512 people, or 1 in 239,722. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 18 percent live, Delaware, where 18 percent live and Maryland, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States Cahall exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Cahall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cahall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cahall surname grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cahall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cahall surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cahall last name are 32.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Cahall earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,137 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahaill923/
Cahal91777/
Caall912/
Cahll912/
Cahail83122/
Cheall8341/
Kahall831/
Caihll831/
Caal80160,507/
Call8025,977/
Cahl8071/
Cachell777/
Cachill772/
Cahatel771/
Cahgill771/
Caheill770/
Calle73135,743/
Cheal738,860/
Kahal736,108/
Khall73519/
Caill73182/
Cayll7351/
Callh7332/
Caull7316/
Cahul7313/
Callø7312/
Caale736/
Callt735/
Kaall734/
Kahll733/
Cahhl732/
Calld732/
Cohll731/
Casll731/
Qahal731/
Ccall731/
Ceall730/
Cashsell711/
Casshell710/
Cauchell710/
Cal6742,073/
Caille676,782/
Ccalle67295/
Caulle67250/
Cachel67179/
Casell67124/
Catell6780/
Casill6741/
Khalle6724/
Khayll6719/
Kaalle6717/
Cahajlová6716/
Khaill6710/
Calløe678/
Khahal676/
Kahail676/
Cahsel676/
Kcalle673/
Cathyl673/
Cachil672/
Caasel672/
Khalll672/
Catill672/
Kahaal671/
Callhs671/
Kahlle671/
Khalhl671/
Kheall671/
Caslle671/
Caasil671/
Cahiel671/
Cahcel671/
Cheill670/

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Cahall Reference & Research

Cahill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cahill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cahall
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