Hall (surname)
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- This article is about the origin of the Hall surname. For people with the name, see List of people named Hall. For other uses, see Hall (disambiguation).
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| Meaning | "someone who lived in or worked in a hall or manor house" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Hall |
Hall is a family name of English origin and is used to signify someone who lived in or worked in a hall or manor house.[1] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 26th-most common surname.[2]
Hall is uncommon as a given name.
[edit] References
- ^ About.com; "Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin"; <http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/e/bl_name-HALL.htm>; retrieved August 9, 2006
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
