Viall Surname

300,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Viall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Viel.' Probably a French form of Vitalis. I have furnished but few of the Hundred Roll entries, which prove Viel to have been a fairly familiar font-name. Vialls is the genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c.

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Viall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1061:327,72129,754
England691:807,50843,459
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Guam81:20,0153,029
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Viall (13) may also be a first name.

Viall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Viel.' Probably a French form of Vitalis. I have furnished but few of the Hundred Roll entries, which prove Viel to have been a fairly familiar font-name. Vialls is the genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c.

Vitalis de Engayne, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Viel Engayne, Northamptonshire, ibid.

William fil. Viel, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Juliana Vyel, Essex, ibid.

Agnes Viel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1731. Married - Daniel Vial and Sarah Larching: St. George, Hanover Square.

1775. — John Viall and Sarah Colquhoun: ibid.

1780. — Walter Mason and Elizabeth Vialls. ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 the French Vial, a syncopated form of the saint-name Vital, Latin Vitalis [Latin vital-is, of life, vital; from vita, life] Vitalis de Engayne.—Testa de Nevill.

2 for Viel(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Vile; a location name. in Normandy. Or from the Old Norse, Veili; from the Danish, Viehl; from the German, Wiehle; from the Flemish, Wiel; from the French, Ville; a personal name See Veal. Vile and De Vile are in the Roll of Battell Abbey.

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

Viall Last Name Facts

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

Viall is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Viall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 300,337th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,756,355 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Viall live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Viall is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,106 people, or 1 in 327,721. In The United States Viall is mostly found in: Ohio, where 7 percent reside, Washington, where 6 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Viall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Viall has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 338 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Viall last name are 3.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.18% registered to vote for the party.

Viall earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,916 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vialle913,994/
Vial8924,054/
Vijaull831/
Viale8014,115/
Veall80422/
Vijal80217/
Vihal8051/
Fiall8014/
Biall8012/
Vioal807/
Vieal807/
Wiall806/
Vhial805/
Viald801/
Viatl801/
Vialh801/
Vialp801/
Violl800/
Vyall800/
Vaijal732,503/
Violle73409/
Vijale73156/
Bialle7393/
Vihale7380/
Viollt7317/
Bihall7316/
Fialle739/
Vaiyal734/
Viatel732/
Vyalle731/
Veal6713,651/
Viol672,612/
Bial671,646/
Fial671,031/
Vyal67638/
Vialova67260/
Wial6796/
Vaijale6776/
Biasell6737/
Vaiyale6710/
Vuiyale676/
Viaoule673/
Beijall672/
Vjal672/
Voyeall671/
Viassel671/
Vaijail671/
Vialová671/
Whihall671/

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