Vallally Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Vallally Surname Definition:

The older anglicized form found in the Armagh and Monaghan hearth money rolls is MacIlvallelly, clearly indicating a surname of the Mac Giolla type. In Connacht Varilly is recorded as a synonym of Vallelly. Woulfe regards this as a different name, giving Mac an Bhearshúiligh as the Gaelic-Irish form, which must be accepted with reserve.

Vallally Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Vallally Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The older anglicized form found in the Armagh and Monaghan hearth money rolls is MacIlvallelly, clearly indicating a surname of the Mac Giolla type. In Connacht Varilly is recorded as a synonym of Vallelly. Woulfe regards this as a different name, giving Mac an Bhearshúiligh as the Gaelic-Irish form, which must be accepted with reserve. SIF 150

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Vallally Demographics

Vallally Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Vallally Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vallally is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vallally? popularity and diffusion

Vallally is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Vallally live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Vallally is most frequent in: West Sussex, where 61 percent live, Greater London, where 35 percent live and Northumberland, where 4 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Vallally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vallally has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Vallally surname increased 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vallally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vallaly9316/
Vallalla8817/
Vallalay886/
Vallaley880/
Vallala805,537/
Vallali806/
Valaliy803/
Valalli802/
Vallale801/
Valleley75112/
Vatlalli75107/
Valleala7538/
Ballalli7533/
Vallaala7517/
Vallaali7510/
Ballalla757/
Vallaula751/
Vallolla751/
Wallalla751/
Valliali751/
Valallay750/
Valale711,096/
Valala71824/
Balaly71639/
Valali71154/
Valola718/
Vatlaller715/
Falaly712/
Valaselli711/
Vollala671,233/
Balalle67704/
Ballali67507/
Balolay67234/
Ballala67216/
Vailala67188/
Balalay67114/
Valiola6781/
Ballale6757/
Valalis6737/
Walalyo6735/
Fallala6725/
Valalla6721/
Valleli6717/
Volalla6713/
Balalli6710/
Wallale679/
Valloli679/
Valeala679/
Falaley678/
Valhola677/
Valalhe676/
Balalya676/
Valaala675/
Vailali675/
Valhale675/
Uallala674/
Valoliy674/
Vaalele674/
Balaliy673/
Valhala673/
Fallali672/
Vaylala672/
Vallola672/
Balaloy672/
Valasellis672/
Wallala671/
Vahlali671/
Valales671/
Valaula671/
Falalle671/
Balyaly671/
Valolia671/
Valiali671/
Valachilli671/
Velaliy671/
Wallali671/
Balaley671/
Balgaly671/
Valeyla671/
Valaali671/
Valgale671/
Vallele670/
Valeley670/
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