Vialls Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Vialls 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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Vialls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vialls 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

Viall’s (Son): v. Viall.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Or De Vielles, from Vielles,Normandy. Humphrey de Vetulis, or Vielles, 11th cent., ancestor of the house of Beaumont, Earls of Leicester and Mellent. This was probably a younger branch.

The Norman People (1874)

Vialls Last Name Facts

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

Vialls occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vialls? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Vialls is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Vialls live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Vialls is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 46 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 22 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Vialls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vialls has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vialles92217/
Vials91423/
Viales833,003/
Vihals833/
Wialls832/
Viðals831/
Vialsh831/
Bialls831/
Fialls831/
Vealls831/
Vijales7717/
Violles773/
Bialles771/
Vialese771/
Vieales771/
Vioales771/
Veals73866/
Viols739/
Fials738/
Bials738/
Vjals731/
Biales67240/
Fiales67185/
Violes6741/
Wealls6737/
Veales6725/
Vialez673/
Bealls672/
Bialse671/
Bieals671/
Biahalles670/
Wyalls670/

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