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Walsall Family History

Walsall Surname Meaning

from Walsall (Staffs) which is recorded as Waleshale in 116.

The place-name derives from the Old English personal name Walh (genitive Wales) + halh ‘nook corner of land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Walsall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Walsall family name was found in the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1911. The most Walsall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 2 Walsall families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Walsall's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Walsall families in 1911.
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Between 1976 and 1985, in the United States, Walsall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Walsall in 1976 was 54, and 64 in 1985.

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