Engwall Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Engwall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Engal' or 'Ingle'; v. Ingle; compare German Engel, recently imported into the London directories.

Engeldew, Engeldow, Engledow; v. Ingledew.

Engwall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:698,37955,261
Sweden2181:45,1693,548
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Engwall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Engal' or 'Ingle'; v. Ingle; compare German Engel, recently imported into the London directories.

Engeldew, Engeldow, Engledow; v. Ingledew.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Engwall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engwall is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Engwall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engwall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 436,668th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,271,687 people. The last name Engwall is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Engwall live; 67 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 698,379. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent are found, Illinois, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 28 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.

Engwall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Engwall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Engwall last name rose 3,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Engwall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Engwall surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Engwall surname are 0.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.51% being registered with the political party.

Engwall earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $50,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engwalle931/
Engwal9255/
Engvall862,529/
Ingwall8683/
Engwale8637/
Angwall868/
Enguall861/
Gingwall801/
Henningwall781/
Angwal7715/
Ongwal773/
Ingwal771/
Engual771/
Engbal771/
Engval770/
Ingwale71152/
Ingvall71126/
Engvoll7187/
Angvall7145/
Hongwal7121/
Engvale7112/
Ängvall713/
Engvald712/
Hingwal711/
Engwold710/
Engåvoll677/
Jingvall676/
Eangvale672/
Ingwaale671/
Iongwail671/

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