Falls Surname

42,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,315 people bear this surname

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

Falls Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Froggatt,' a township in Derbyshire, on the border of Yorkshire, near Sheffield. This surname has spread widely.

Falls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2711:35,2904,401
Canada6551:56,2536,650
Australia3601:74,9888,793
Northern Ireland2291:8,0571,357
England2041:273,12821,453
Cuba1751:65,8442,442
Scotland1231:43,5273,964
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Israel341:251,69522,987
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
India161:47,941,586492,263
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales101:309,45316,869
Ireland91:523,21515,956
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belize21:177,7373,502
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1701:26,0582,782
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland721:51,9893,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8021:27,8683,422

Falls (217) may also be a first name.

Falls Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Froggatt,' a township in Derbyshire, on the border of Yorkshire, near Sheffield. This surname has spread widely.

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

(English) Dweller at the fallow lands.

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

From the Danish, Falz; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Froggatts, who derive their is a from a hamlet in the village of Curbar, are principally represent in the Chesterfield district. Eyam possessed a family of the __ in the last century and in the early part of the present century (W.). Thomas Froggatt, of Calver, yeoman, died in 1710__ The name is also established in Herefordshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Falls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falls (Hindi: फाल्स) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Falls? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,335th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 591,762 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Falls live; 89 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Falls is also the 612,983rd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 217 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 10,271 people, or 1 in 35,290. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Falls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Falls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Falls last name rose 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 268 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Falls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States Falls are 14.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Falls earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 356.01% more than the national average, earning R 1,083,660 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.31% less than the national average, earning $13,778,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $40,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $52,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falles91287/
Faulls91191/
Fallås9151/
Fallse912/
Faalls911/
Fallst911/
Faills910/
Fals891,232/
Fallest8317/
Failles8317/
Fallese832/
Fallsch831/
Falless830/
Valls8020,354/
Fales805,113/
Fails802,078/
Fauls80369/
False80119/
Feals8057/
Falsh8031/
Falås8013/
Fallz8010/
Folls809/
Falss809/
Falhs807/
Pfals805/
Fallx802/
Falsø802/
Falsz801/
Falst800/
Fahls800/
Valles7396,853/
Falese73708/
Failes73379/
Vaills73187/
Fatels73134/
Pfahls7394/
Fayles7368/
Folles7365/
Faules7329/
Faeles7322/
Fatles7315/
Feales736/
Falsch736/
Vallås735/
Follås733/
Faulst732/
Foills732/
Vallës732/
Failse731/
Falesz731/
Vealls731/
Fgales731/
Fealse731/
Facils731/
Faless730/
Phalls730/
Falshe730/
Faulse730/
Follse730/
Follst730/
Fauselles711/
Vals671,001/
Falz67597/
Fols67294/
Follesø67154/
Follese67125/
Vailles6768/
Falesse6768/
Feilles6765/
Follest6725/
Falsche6716/
Pfahles6714/
Falx6713/
Valless679/
Faleshe679/
Falß673/
Fassels672/
Vallles671/
Falsová671/
Fallece671/
Faulese671/
Fosills670/
Feasles670/
Folless670/
Foulles670/

Falls Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falls in the Hindi language
फाल्सphalsa-

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