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Hall Family History
Hall Genealogy & Family TreeHall is an English name first found in Lincolnshire, England, where the family descended from Earl Fitzwilliam who lived at Greatford Hall. The younger son of the house, Arthur Fitzwilliam, began to go by the surname Hall to distinguish himself from his older brother, and became the first Hall on record in the 11th Century. It may also refer to those who worked at a great manor or hall and means “kind” or “forgiving.” Roots for this name can also be found in Scotland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Hall is the 19th most common name in the United Kingdom and the 30th most common in the United States. The family motto is
Comitate quam viribus which means “By mildness rather than force.”
Other spellings include “Halle,” “Haule,” “Haul,” “Haull,” “Hawl,” “Holl,” and “Hal.” Notable people with the surname include Canadian game show host Monty Hall (Let’s Make a Deal), American talk show host Arsenio Hall, American businessman Joyce Clyde Hall (founder of Hallmark Cards), and American actress Diane Hall (better known as Diane Keaton—Annie Hall, The Godfather, Something’s Gotta Give). The first Hall to come to America was Georg Hall in Virginia in 1620.
Hall Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Augustus Bryant Hall -- --, 1898 August 17, 1948
- Helen Lucille Hall -- --, 1926 December 20, 1973 South Carolina
- Ernest Garland Hall -- --, 1897 January 11, 1916 Virginia
- Raymond Boyd Hall -- --, 1907 December 25, 1971 Virginia
- Nancy Hall -- --, 1802 December 0, 1823 Virginia
Hall Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Charlotte Hall -- --, 1829 December 0, 1850 Virginia
- Charles Hall -- --, 1733 April 0, 1796
- Carolus Charles Hall -- --, 1695 August 0, 1766
- Richard Hall -- --, 1577 December 0, 1670
- Tonya Yvette April Hall -- --, 1971 March 6, 1998 Virginia
