Southall Surname

48,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Southall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southall,' a chapelry in the parish of Hayes, Middlesex.

Nicholas de Suthalle, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1563. Elizabeth Southall, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1799.

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Southall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,8321:11,5311,699
United States4,2021:86,2599,744
Australia6211:43,4715,512
Wales3451:8,970993
Canada2721:135,46214,020
New Zealand1891:23,9594,190
Scotland481:111,5387,348
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India61:127,844,230863,365
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2571:10,8001,654
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7151:70,2367,584

Southall (23) may also be a first name.

Southall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southall,' a chapelry in the parish of Hayes, Middlesex.

Nicholas de Suthalle, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1563. Elizabeth Southall, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1799. Married — John Southall and Mary Clark: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Southall (M’sex, etc.); or Dweller at 1 the South Corner [Old English súð + h(e)al(h] 2 the South Slope [Old English súð + h(e)al(d (= Old Norse hall-r] The Middle English forms are usually Suthalle (Norf. Hund.-Rolls a.d. 1274) and Southale (Charter-Rolls a.d. 1278).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A village in Middlesex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Middlesex.

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

Southall Last Name Facts

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

Southall is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,255th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 681,525 people. The last name Southall is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Southall reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name globally It is held by 23 people.

The surname Southall is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 4,832 people, or 1 in 11,531. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 39 percent live, Worcestershire, where 8 percent live and Staffordshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Southall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Southall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Southall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Southall last name are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Southall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning 417,676 kr per year; in Peru they earn 108.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,500 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.39% less than the national average, earning R 108,396 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% less than the national average, earning $39,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southhall9495/
Shouthall941/
Southal937/
Sothall931/
Suthall930/
Shouthal881/
Scuthall881/
Southoll880/
Southale880/
Southalt880/
Southaul880/
Southhal880/
Soutal86464/
Suthal8619/
Sothal8610/
Scotthall824/
Soutaille821/
Soustal80113/
Sauthal8014/
Shoutal806/
Shuthal804/
Sutahal803/
Cuthall801/
Soutaïl801/
Suttall800/
Cothall800/
Shutall800/
Shotall800/
Sutal77407/
Sotal7735/
Sutthale75156/
Shoustal7526/
Sujithal753/
Chouthal751/
Suthailh751/
Suthasil751/
Shostall750/
Couteall750/
Scathall750/
Southold750/
Sautal714,531/
Shutal712,600/
Sathal711,042/
Sustal71606/
Sutale71353/
Zoutal71338/
Coutal71324/
Sutail7183/
Soytal7156/
Shotal7155/
Schoustal7124/
Sotale7121/
Sothol7115/
Sutthasil7114/
Chouthale7111/
Seetahall7111/
Suttal7110/
Soetal717/
Cotall715/
Sostal712/
Satall711/
Sheudthal711/
Sutaul711/
Suhtal711/
Shosstall710/
Choutal67675/
Shostal67552/
Soutoul67167/
Sathale67166/
Šoustal67121/
Shustal6790/
Sautale6759/
Sutholt6759/
Sutthasilp6727/
Sothole6725/
Shuttal6723/
Shautal6722/
Shathal6722/
Sasthal6719/
Szustal6719/
Suttale679/
Sootail679/
Sattall679/
Seythal679/
Satalle677/
Satahal676/
Juthale675/
Saathal675/
Saithal675/
Cottall674/
Souteil672/
Jothale672/
Seetall672/
Sotaile672/
Szostal672/
Suthold672/
Sautaal671/
Sayotal671/
Shutaal671/
Sajotal671/
Schaustall671/
Cothaal671/
Suthole671/
Shutgal671/
Sutasil671/
Sudtald671/
Cuttall670/
Cotheal670/
Joutale670/

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