Norman

Wall

de Bhál

“du val — 'of the valley'”

🏔 Limerick · Luimneach 🏔 Waterford · Port Láirge 🏔 Carlow · Ceatharlach

The sept's historic heartland, highlighted. People moved — a name can be found far from home.

The story

Norman knights 'of the valley' who held Dunmoylan and Coolnamuck; Wall officers filled the Irish Brigades of France and Spain — one, Ricardo Wall, ran the Spanish Empire as chief minister.

Their world Around 1650 — Confederate Ireland & Cromwell. The rising of 1641 turns into eleven years of war, fought four ways: Confederate Catholics, English royalists, English parliamentarians, and a Scots army in Ulster.

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What the name is made of

de Bhál
de — of (Norman, from a place rather than a person)
Bhál — the ancestor, trade or place the name is built on

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Is Wall an Irish name?

Wall came in with the Normans after 1169. That makes it an Irish surname — it has been one for over eight hundred years — but not a Gaelic one.

The five answers, and why it is rarely yes or no →

From Wikipedia — “Wall (surname)”

Wall is a predominantly English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred Wall (composer) (1875–1936), British violinist and composer Alfred M. Wall (1889–1957), British trade unionist and political activist Anita Wall, Swedish actress Annie Russell Wall (1859–1942), American author Anthony Wall (golfer), English golfer Anthony Wall (filmmaker), English documentary film maker Anthony Wall (1888–1989), British pilot Art Wall Jr.

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Neighbours — other names from the same counties

Kiely · Waterford, Limerick Mulcahy · Waterford, Limerick Wallace · Limerick, Waterford Aylward · Waterford Brophy · Carlow Casey · Limerick Collins · Limerick Comerford · Waterford Connery · Waterford Creagh · Limerick Curran · Waterford Deasy · Waterford Donovan · Limerick Fitzgerald · Limerick

Quick answers

Is Wall an Irish name?

Wall came in with the Normans after 1169. That makes it an Irish surname — it has been one for over eight hundred years — but not a Gaelic one. In Irish the name is de Bhál.

What does the surname Wall mean?

Wall (Irish: de Bhál) means “du val — 'of the valley'”. Origin: Norman.

Where in Ireland is the surname Wall from?

The historic homeland of the Wall name is Limerick, Waterford, Carlow. People moved, so the name can be found far beyond it.

What is the Irish for Wall?

de Bhál.

Looking for the Wall family crest? Read this first — arms belong to people, not surnames, and the honest version is more interesting. Tracing Wall ancestors? The step-by-step guide.

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