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Origin of hall Total Records: 22  Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: The book 'extinct baronets' tells that the name is from hall of the ford' an English origin. I know that George III King of England knighted one of my ancesters (Henry Vaughn as Henry Halford because he was the king's physician. There were 2 Halford lines in England. Surnames: Halford, Hallford, Holford, Hollford Submitted by: Connette Blalock Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: The name Hallowell is of english origin Surnames: Hallowell, Halowell Submitted by: Matt Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: The orgin of this Surname is a variant spelling of the word Holy Day. This was the war cry of the Annandale Warriors of Scotland in the Strathclyde Briton area. The name means Holy Day or Festival. It was given to a child born on a festival, thus it was called the Holy Day child. Or the many different spellings of the name applied like that of the 15th century, hallidaye. No matter how you spell it, it still means Holy Day. Surnames: Halidai, Halldae, Halliday, Halloday, Halydaei, Halyday, Holladay, Holliday Submitted by: Thomas B. Holladay,III Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: The surname MARSHALL appears to be occupational in origin. Research indicates that it can be associated with the English and Germans. The name was carried to England in the great migration following the Norman Conquest - 1066. Earliset record of the name found in England was in Wiltshire - where Goisfridus Marescal lived in 1084. The name means 'One who cares for horses, especially one who treated their diseases; a blacksmith; an official in a king's or a high noble's household having charge of military affairs' Surnames: Marescal, Marschall, Marshal, Marshale, Marshall, Marshell, Maskall, Maskill Submitted by: Jacqueline Woolnough Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: most walleys/ whalleys come from Lancashire, England, UK, where there is a village named Whalley, with a famous abbey. There are other concentrations of the name, especially around Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire also in England. Surnames: Walley, Whalley Submitted by: Graham Walley Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Hallorans (Holloran) in St. Louis, MO Surnames: Halloran Submitted by: Erin Deitrick Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Looking for Nancy M(iranda) Herrin, born 22 May 1844, Pine Grove MI and m. John James Hall 13 Jan 1861 in WI Surnames: Hall Submitted by: Valerie Kuhn Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Looking for Willard Hall, b.29 Aug 1870 Kalamazoo, MI; m. Olga Kauffman 4 Aug 1897 Eau Clair, WI. They had 10 kids Verna, Violet, Vernard, Vuren, Victor, Vervin, Vilas, Eleanor, Mrytle, and Laura all born in Chippewa, WI in early 1900s Surnames: Hall Submitted by: Valerie Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Otho Brince Mckelvy, bd: 4/2/1885, Milan, TN father George McKelvy mother Anna Married Katherine Violet Brown Surnames: Mendenhall Submitted by: Hunny Witte Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: George Bramhall b.abt. 1834 Warrington.UK Father John Bramhall, Mason. George was a Joiner in Manchester. M. Elizabeth Simkin. nee Slater. Surnames: Bramhall Submitted by: Doreen Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Researching the HALLS family of Ontario, Canada and Devonshire, England Surnames: HALLS Submitted by: Richard Crosbie Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Brentishall means hall on a steep hill Brent Cletic origin means hilltop Old English origin "burnt" means high place, steep hill Surnames: Brentishall Submitted by: glitz Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Halyburton Scottish origin possibly meaning holy dwelling Surnames: Haliburton, Halliburton, Hallyburton, Halyburtonne Submitted by: glitz Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Hallas, John Hallas said his family line were French heugonauts. Fled to Wales/England. French spelling DeHalle. Surnames: Hallas, Hollis, Hallis Submitted by: Hallas Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: The surname has strong connections with Manchester in the North of England where there is an area called Whalley Range Surnames: Whalley Submitted by: Sian Whalley Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Hallgren is Swedish and consists of two words that are put togeher. Two "nature words". "Hall" is the same as the English "hall", but is just as likely to originate from the the word "h?ll" which means some kind of rock. Gren means branch. Surnames: Hallgren Submitted by: Hallgren Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: HALLAM - English Pronounced: HAL-am MEANING: From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" or "dweller at the rocks" in Old English. ORIGIN:The origin of the HALLAM name is very hard to ascertain. Numerous people have investigated the origin, of which I am indebted to (Robert Hallam & Desmond Holden). There is a school of thought that there may be two origins, one from the villages on the outskirts of Ilkeston in Derbyshire and the other from the Yorkshire Sheffield area. There is a possible third - HALAM, northeast of Nottingham, though this is remote. READ more at http://www.hallamfamily.co.uk Surnames: HALLAM Submitted by: David Hallam Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: trade name meaning a maker of blankets Surnames: challinor, challoner, chaloner Submitted by: Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: I did a search for my surname Hallas in the 70's. I found the port of Halas in Greece. I am also asked by Greeks if I am Greek because of the "as" sound of Hallas. Surnames: Hallas Submitted by: Sean Hallas Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Hallchurch or Allchurch originally a family from Alvechurch in North Worcestershire, England. Early records spell the name de Alvechurch but as Alvechurch is pronounced locally as Allchurch the name became Allchurch or Alchurch. The H was added to one family in c1820 probably a mistake by a registrar. Surnames: Allchurch, Hallchurch Submitted by: Timothy Hallchurch Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: Hall - I believe that Hall is much older than the "name of someone that hangs around the hall of a castle or estate". But rather the old Europeon culture which was the Salt trade of Gealic/celtic for which Hall is the name for salt. For example, Hallstatt, Austria. Surnames: Hall, Halle Submitted by: Hall Origin of hall, Meaning of hall Origin: The surname Bagenal originates from the village of Bagnall in Staffordshire, England. Surnames: Bagnall, Bagenal, Bagnell, Bagenelle, Bignall, Bignell, Begnal, Bagnal, de Bagenhall, de Bagenholt, de Baginholt Submitted by: Stuart A Bagnall 11/9/2009 3:29 AM Page 1 of 1

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