Saull Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Saull Surname Definition:
(1) Bapt 'the son of Saul'; compare Paul. This personal name was somewhat uncommon, (a) Local, 'at the saule' (Le. Sale, which see), from residence therein as owner or servitor. Old English sel, a hall; the Frenchsalle. The surname of the famous knight commemorated by Froissart (, 133348) is variously written de la Sale, de la Saule, de Aula, or de Halle (Notes and Queries).
Read More About This SurnameSaull Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| England | 124 | 1:449,339 | 29,774 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 103 | 1:236,654 | 17,592 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Saull (43) may also be a first name.
Saull Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Bapt 'the son of Saul'; compare Paul. This personal name was somewhat uncommon, (a) Local, 'at the saule' (Le. Sale, which see), from residence therein as owner or servitor. Old English sel, a hall; the Frenchsalle. The surname of the famous knight commemorated by Froissart (, 133348) is variously written de la Sale, de la Saule, de Aula, or de Halle (Notes and Queries). No doubt both (i)and (a) have contributed to our directories.
Johannes Saule, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Cecilia Saule, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Saule, 1379: ibid.
1582-3. Arnold Saule, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1602. Baptised — Mary, d. Edward Saule: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Hebrew) Asked For [Hebrew Sháúl, pp. of the root sháal, to ask] (English) belonging to Saul (Glouc.), apparently an irreg. form of Sale, q.v.
(French-Teut.) Dweller at a Willow-Tree [French saule, O.H.Ger. salaha (= Old English s(e)alh), a willow] (rarely) (Celtic) Dweller at a Barn [Gaelic (and Irish) sabhal(l (bh as u] “The name Saul, in the Barony of Lecale Lower, County Down, is a contracted form of sabhall, ‘a barn.’ It takes its name from the barn presented to St. Patrick by Dicho, the chief of the district, for the purposes of his mission in the north of Ireland after his expulsion from Wicklow.’’— Reeves, Eccl. Antiq.; Matheson, Rev. Gen. Topog. Index Irel.1901 (1909), p. 30.
See Sale. An undertenant, Saul, is however mentioned in Domesday, and Saul is a parish in co. Gloucester.
Perhaps sometimes from Saul, a parish co. Gloucester, or Saul co. Down, Ulster, Ireland. But see Sale.
Saull Demographics
Average Saull Salary in
United States
$49,253 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Saull Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saull Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saull is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saull? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 689,921st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Saull live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 43 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States Saull is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 22 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Saull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Saull has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 582 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saull Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Saull surname are 10.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Saull earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $49,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.58% more than the national average, earning $64,378 CAD per year.
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