Halsall Surname

93,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Halsall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halsall,' a parish in Lancashire, three miles from Ormskirk.

Gilbert de Halsale, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Alan de Halsale, Lancashire, ibid.

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Halsall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9811:18,6912,678
Australia8211:32,8814,350
Canada3311:111,31611,908
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Jamaica1881:15,2661,461
Isle of Man1231:69893
Wales941:32,9213,306
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Nicaragua461:130,8932,092
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France51:13,284,544357,392
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belize21:177,7373,502
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5191:16,0472,362
Isle of Man571:952150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Halsall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halsall,' a parish in Lancashire, three miles from Ormskirk.

Gilbert de Halsale, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Alan de Halsale, Lancashire, ibid.

Richard Halsall, Lancashire, 1586: Register of the University of Oxford.

Henry Halsall, of Halsall, 1574: Wills at Chester.

Ann Halsall, of Halsall, widow, 1589: ibid.

Cuthbert Halsall, of Hallsall, 1619: ibid.

1622. Mark Quested and Elizabeth Halsall, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1803. Married — Ralph Halsall and Amey Fenton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Halsall (Lancs), prob. the genitive of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Hæle = man, hero + h(e)all, a hall (or heal(h, a slope, corner] Alan de Halsale.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1212.

Gilbert de Halsall.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1310-11.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Halsalls, who are most numerous in the Ormskirk district, take their name from the parish of Halsall, where they once resided and where they still reside. The Halsalls of Halsall were connected with Liverpool in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.

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

Edward Halsall being mayor in 1579, whilst Sir Cuthbert Halsall, previously sheriff of Lancashire, was mayor in 1615 (B. L. and W. W.).

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

Halsall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halsall is most common in England. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Halsall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halsall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,218th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,423,071 people. The last name Halsall is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Halsall reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2,981 people, or 1 in 18,691. In England Halsall is most common in: Merseyside, where 22 percent live, Lancashire, where 19 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 16 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Halsall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Halsall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 897 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halsall Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Halsall last name are 1.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Halsall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.9% less than the national average, earning 197,628 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning R 257,868 per year; in United States they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $47,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Halshall932/
Halscall931/
Halsalll931/
Halsalle930/
Halsal9215/
Halsoll863/
Khalsal861/
Hallsal861/
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Holsall860/
Halsale860/
Helsall860/
Alsal83279/
Alsaille8043/
Alsalh77315/
Alsail77200/
Alsahl7724/
Alsale776/
Haljal775/
Alsaul771/
Alesal771/
Alseal771/
Alssal771/
Halzal770/
Helsal770/
Halsol770/
Alssaille751/
Alshail71202/
Alsahal7129/
Halchal7112/
Alsalhe7110/
Alsahle718/
Alshaal717/
Alsahlh711/
Elsallh711/
Haljale711/
Houlsal711/
Khaljal711/
Hailzal711/
Alsaheel67641/
Alcal67508/
Alsol67408/
Alçal6769/
Chalchal6716/
Elsal678/
Alshatel674/
Alzal673/
Aljal671/
Alsha'al671/

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