Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
WALLS
There are approximately 5,452 people named Walls in the UK. That makes it the 1,916th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 86 are named Walls.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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Walas
Wal
Wahl
Wale
Wahlls
Waells
Wails
Waals
Waalls
Waell
Wahll
Waelz
Waills
Waillis
Wahllos
Waellus
Waall
Waleis
Walees
Walaas
Wailus
Waleus
Walaes
Walais
The Walls surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
WALLS. 1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII. and XIV. centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Val, De la Walle, &c. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle. See also under Wallis.