Weall Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Weall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wele' or weld; v. Weld.

Simon del Wele, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1609. John Boomer and Mary Weale: Marriage Lic. (London).

1740. Married — Lancelot Weale and Tabitha Lucas: St.

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Weall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:197,58217,327
Australia381:710,41347,396
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Weall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wele' or weld; v. Weld.

Simon del Wele, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1609. John Boomer and Mary Weale: Marriage Lic. (London).

1740. Married — Lancelot Weale and Tabitha Lucas: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at a Well [Old English wiella] 2 = Wale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a very old Teutonic personal name. Wela and Welo were Old German names of the VIII. and IX. centuries. "The etymon of it (and not an inappropriate one) may be the Anglo-Saxon wela, wealth, happiness, prosperity." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From wheal, huél, a work, i. e., a mine; or from some local name compounded thereof: as Wheal Batson in St. Agnes; Wheal Vyvyan in Constantine; Wheal Whidden in Kea; Whealancarh, the rocky work or mine; Whcalancoats, the work in the wood; Whealanvor, the work by the wayside, or the great work or mine; Whealreath, the red work, or the open work or mine; Whealrose (in St. Agnes), the mine in the vale. There are also Wheal Mary, Wheal Jewell, Wheal Fortune, &c.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Weall Last Name Facts

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

Weall occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 766,190th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Weall are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 197,582. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 34 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside and Cheshire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Weall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Weall surname rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weall surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Weall earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wealle911/
Wehall911/
Wall89141,357/
Well896,199/
Weal892,550/
Wealleh8337/
Wooeall831/
Weatell831/
Wehalle831/
Weasell830/
Walle8020,489/
Beall8015,051/
Welle808,887/
Weill803,390/
Weale801,904/
Whall801,045/
Wheal80961/
Veall80422/
Weyll80120/
Waill8082/
Wahll8070/
Whell8066/
Wellh8024/
Wallh8020/
Waall8016/
Wuall8015/
Åwall8013/
Weell8010/
Wallø808/
Wehal804/
Weyal803/
Wealh803/
Hwell802/
Wejal802/
Walhl802/
We'll801/
Wieal801/
Weull801/
Walll800/
Waull800/
Weahl800/
Wal7584,293/
Wel752,606/
Vowell733,678/
Wheale73412/
Waille73251/
Weyell73150/
Walløe73112/
Wetell7392/
Weille7337/
Waßill7324/
Wahall7316/
Behall7314/
Vealle7313/
Weyale7313/
Witell739/
Wueale738/
Whalle737/
Wojell736/
Waalle736/
Watell735/
Wayall735/
Weßell735/
Wualle734/
Hwoell733/
Waulle733/
Wallzs732/
Whelle732/
Åhwall732/
Beeall731/
Beyall731/
Walgli731/
Wallle731/
Wouell731/
Wowell731/
Wuelle731/
Weatel731/
Vejall731/
Woiell731/
Wayell731/
Wejale731/
D'Wall731/
Wahlle730/
Wehlle730/
Ball67198,448/
Will6762,475/
Wahl6753,907/
Wale6741,397/
Beal6740,568/
Vall6733,275/
Weil6725,407/
Wele6713,868/
Veal6713,651/
Wail674,816/
Waal672,518/
Weel672,002/
Weyl671,279/
Walh67489/
Waul67431/
Wayolle67219/
Whawell67213/
Whowell67138/
Whitell67121/
Wallová6785/
Whal6754/
Hwel6751/
Welh6750/
Wyll6743/
Wittell6742/
Bahwell6742/
Ueal6727/
Whytell6725/
Walø6721/
Vowiell6719/
Wettell6719/
Wayelle6714/
Weassel6714/
Welleïh6711/
Wayl6711/
Wawelle6710/
Hwal679/
Uall679/
Wayalle678/
Wual676/
Wajl676/
Whel675/
Weetell675/
Wasséll675/
Weul673/
Wallova673/
Woyelle672/
Whisell672/
Boowell672/
Whysell671/
Whetell671/
Veasell671/
Geewall671/
Weihell671/
Waszill671/
Wahgill671/
Walÿ671/
Walź671/
Wajelle671/
Wouelle671/
Wehelle671/
Woowell671/
Whaulle671/
Wgel671/
Wejl671/
Wausell670/
Wessill670/
Waggell670/
Wiseell670/
Waggill670/
Whesell670/

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