Hall (surname)

Hall is a common surname of English origin.[2][3][4] The name was used to indicate the main occupation of the individual, in a role such as a servant or chamberlain.[5] Hall is the 22nd most common surname in the United Kingdom.[1] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 26th most common surname.[6]

This article is about the origin of the Hall surname. For other uses, see Hall (disambiguation).
Hall
Origin
Word/nameNorse
Meaning"Someone who lived in or worked in a hall or manor house"
Region of originEngland and Scotland
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In recent history, the Halls (Clan Hall) were one of the sixty major riding families of the Scottish Marches and were involved reiving as other border clans were. As with all Reiving families, they would consider themselves loyal to neither the English or the Scots, the family name holding allegiance over all else. See Border Reivers.[7][8]

In England the surname of Hall originates in 1090 AD when Lincolnshire nobleman Arthur FitzWilliam changed his name to Arthur Hall to distinguish himself from his older brother of the same name.

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Notable people with the surname "Hall" include:

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  • Halsey Hall (1898–1977), American sportswriter
  • Hanna R. Hall (born 1984), American actress
  • Harold Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harriet A. Hall (born 1945), American physician & critic of alternative medicine
  • Harry Hall (painter) (c. 1814–1882), British artist
  • Harvey Hall (1941–2018), American businessman and politician
  • Henry Hall (disambiguation)
  • Herb Hall (1907–1996), American musician
  • Herbert William Hall (1889–1955), Scottish bishop
  • Hiland Hall (1795–1885), American politician
  • Homer W. Hall (1870–1954), American politician
  • Howard Hall (racing driver) (1885–????), American racing driver
  • Huntz Hall (1919–1999), American actor

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  • Naomi Hall, American musician
  • Nate Hall (born 1996), American football player
  • Nathan K. Hall (1810–1874), former US congressman from New York
  • Nellie Hall (born 1895), British suffragette
  • Newt Hall, former American marine officer
  • Newton H. Hall (1842–1911), American soldier
  • Nick Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nickie Hall (born 1959), American football player
  • Norm Hall (1926–1992), American racecar driver
  • Norma Bassett Hall (1889–1957), American printmaker
  • Norman Hall (disambiguation), multiple people

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References
  1. British Surnames, citing Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Accessed 23 August 2014
  2. http://www.houseofnames.com/hall-family-crest
  3. http://www.ancestry.com.au/name-origin?surname=hall
  4. Kimberly Powell (17 March 2019). "Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin". About.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. "Hall Family Crest and Name History". House of Names. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  6. "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last". U.S. Census Bureau. May 9, 1995. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010.
  7. https://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/hall2.htm
  8. https://www.clanhallsociety.org/
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