Whall

English

Etymology

From Old English hwæl (“whale”), a nickname for a corpulent person.

Proper noun

Whall (plural Whalls)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whall is the 85659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 218 individuals. Whall is most common among White (88.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.