Walls Surname

8,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Walls Surname Definition:

(1) Most probably a form of Wallace, which see. Ibbote Wales, a tenant of the Douglis in Drumcorke, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvi). John Weles, burgess of Dumfries, and William Wallis in Auchinudane are recorded in 1659 (Dumfries). George Wellis, chapman in Dumfries, 1682, and Jean Walls in Amisfield-toune, 1687 (ibid.

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Walls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States52,1561:6,950819
England4,2761:13,0301,916
Canada1,9441:18,9532,664
Australia1,9261:14,0161,994
Scotland1,1381:4,705809
New Zealand7711:5,873970
Northern Ireland4261:4,331852
Ireland3481:13,5311,601
Mexico3421:362,9427,517
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Wales1281:24,1762,540
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Finland471:116,95111,447
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
France401:1,660,568152,033
Guyana341:22,4182,700
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Malta241:17,9281,021
India231:33,350,669396,143
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Guam121:13,3432,098
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
China61:227,886,92811,701
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4691:9,4451,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6591:9,1671,371
Scotland9361:3,999637
Wales331:47,5282,451
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0411:7,132902

Walls (34) may also be a first name.

Walls Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Most probably a form of Wallace, which see. Ibbote Wales, a tenant of the Douglis in Drumcorke, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvi). John Weles, burgess of Dumfries, and William Wallis in Auchinudane are recorded in 1659 (Dumfries). George Wellis, chapman in Dumfries, 1682, and Jean Walls in Amisfield-toune, 1687 (ibid.). John Walls and Halbert Walls were examined for the Test in Tinwald, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 433,434). (2) An Orcadian surname from the island of the same name. Donald Wawis was tacksman of Manclett, Wawis, in 1492, and John Wales was a witness in Kirkwall in 1565 (REO., p. 282,409). The name is still current in Orkney.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ph, and genit., of Wall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a wall such as the old Roman wall; dweller at, or near, a spring or stream; one who came from Wall (on the Roman wall, or near a stream), the name of several places in England; dweller at, or near, a pool or bog.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII. and XIV. centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Wal, De la Walle, &c. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle. See also under Wallis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Walls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walls occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walls? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,763rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 112,504 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Walls are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name in the world, held by 34 people.

Walls is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 52,156 people, or 1 in 6,950. In The United States Walls is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 102 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Walls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walls has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States Walls are 10.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walls earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.77% less than the national average, earning 236,131 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.99% more than the national average, earning R 415,836 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $49,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walles911,915/
Whalls91120/
Wallsh9175/
Wealls9137/
Waills913/
Wallss911/
Wallås911/
Wallse910/
Wals891,505/
Wallesz8345/
Wallsch8330/
Whalles837/
Walless834/
Wallese833/
Wallsce832/
Wallest831/
Wahalls831/
Watells831/
Wualles831/
Walsh80313,788/
Wales8021,991/
Valls8020,354/
Balls809,678/
Wahls801,231/
Waals80413/
Walse80377/
Wails80112/
Weals80109/
Wauls8075/
Wallz8057/
Walss8057/
Walsø8038/
Walås8016/
Wolls809/
Walhs807/
Walsj802/
Wallx801/
Watls801/
Whals801/
Walsz801/
Wayls800/
Wallsová771/
Wattells770/
Valles7396,853/
Walshe737,395/
Balles732,975/
Wailes732,113/
Wallez731,675/
Walsch73734/
Woolls73672/
Waeles73621/
Baills73464/
Whales73458/
Wolles73261/
Vaills73187/
Wallce73155/
Wheals73154/
Walsøe73149/
Weales73116/
Weills7377/
Wayles7360/
Walese7356/
Wasels7325/
Wallje7323/
Walesz7317/
Waless7310/
Wahlse739/
Waslsh737/
Whells735/
Vallås735/
Wahles733/
Wealsh732/
Bealls732/
Wollse732/
Walshh732/
Walssh732/
Baylls732/
Ballsh732/
Wuales732/
Vallës732/
Baulls732/
Vealls731/
Waalsh731/
Walhes731/
Whails731/
Waales731/
Wailsh730/
Vallse730/
Walz6731,103/
Bals674,062/
Vallese673,062/
Vals671,001/
Wols67683/
Bailles67227/
Wailess67175/
Wallece67147/
Vailles6768/
Waillez6760/
Bealles6727/
Valless679/
Walsche677/
Whatles673/
Wattels673/
Wheales672/
Woolles672/
Walesse672/
Wattils672/
Vallesd672/
Baylles671/
Waalshe671/
Wasless671/
Whelles671/
Vallest671/
Waleshe671/
Vallles671/
Uals671/
Whale's671/
Waasels671/
Wualese671/
D'Walsh671/
Baulles671/
Wosllss671/
Vatlles671/
Wailsse671/
Wahales670/
Wealshe670/
Wahlest670/
Wauless670/
Wassels670/
Vasells670/
Balless670/
Wachels670/
Whaless670/
Whailes670/
Watless670/

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