Hall (surname)

Hall is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin.

This article is about the origin of the Hall surname. For other uses, see Hall (disambiguation).
Hall
Origin
Meaning"Someone who lived in or worked in a hall or manor house"
Region of originScotland and Ireland
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The Hall name originated in the Celtic nations of Scotland and Ireland in early times, then spreading to the Anglo-Saxon nation of England where it became more prominent. The surname is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries [2]

In recent history, the Halls (Clan Hall) were one of the sixty major riding families of the Scottish Marches and were involved in reiving as other border clans were. As with all Reiving families, they would consider themselves loyal to neither the English nor the Scots, the family name holding allegiance over all else. See Border Reivers.[3][4]

In England the surname of Hall can be traced back to 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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People with the given name Hall

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. "Hall Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - Hall Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols".
  3. "Clan Hall".
  4. "Clan Hall Society Home". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03.
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