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Wall
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
Of various origins, principally from Old English wælisc etc. ("non-Germanic speaker, stranger") from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner, stranger”), the source of numerous other surnames such as Walsh and Wales and from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike, rampart”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz or *wallą (“wall, rampart”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Also from transcribed foreign surnames such as German Wahl and Swedish Wahlberg.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Wall
Rank #557
Frequency
54,401 people (20.17 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 87.8% Hispanic 1.59% Black 8% Asian/PI 0.48% Native Am. 0.77% Two+ 1.35%
Wall
Rank #1776
Frequency
0.04% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
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