Walsall Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Walsall Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Walsall (Staffs), 12th-13th cent. Walsale, Waleshale, nth cent. Waleshale, A.D. 1002 Walesho = Wal(h)’s Hill [the genit. of O.Merc. Walh, Welshman + (1) hó, a hill, bluff; (2) O.Merc. hal(d = Old Norse hall-r (with lost final dental) (=Ger.

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Walsall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Walsall (32) may also be a first name.

Walsall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Walsall (Staffs), 12th-13th cent. Walsale, Waleshale, nth cent. Waleshale, A.D. 1002 Walesho = Wal(h)’s Hill [the genit. of O.Merc. Walh, Welshman + (1) hó, a hill, bluff; (2) O.Merc. hal(d = Old Norse hall-r (with lost final dental) (=Ger. halde, O.H.Ger.

halda), a slope, hill] Duignan (‘Staffs Place-Names,’ p. 159) says that "sometime in the 11th cent. the terminal changed to hale'', which he interprets as ‘hall’—unlikely in this case, as “the town was formerly confined to an eminence.” Post-l d is often lost in local nomenclature and in dialects. Through not taking this fact into consideration Canon Taylor was misled into confusing O.West-Sax. heal(d (Middle English held(e), ‘slope’, ‘hill’, from heald( = Old Norse hall-r), ‘sloping’, with O.W. Sax. heal(h, ‘corner’, ‘nook’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Walsall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walsall occurs most in Iran. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Walsall.

How Common Is The Last Name Walsall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walsall is the 1,907,068th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Walsall reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,872,744. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 61 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 39 percent live. Outside of Iran it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Walsall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walsall has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walsall Last Name Statistics demography

Walsall earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walshall930/
Balsall860/
Wailsale804/
Walshalt800/
Valsal7787/
Balsal7710/
Walchal713/
Balshal711/
Valesal711/
Walchale6733/
Walhjalt677/
Wholesale632/
Valsalova631/
Walschool631/
Volsal628/
Balsol623/
Balzal621/
Valsol621/
Valhjalt538/
Valchale537/
Wohlseil533/
Balshoul531/
Vealchal531/
Valschool501/
Boulessal501/
Vaalchale501/

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