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    The surname Southall

    An English surname, carried by 3,231 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /saʊθɔːl/ 2 syllables Soundex S340

    Southall: #9,983 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Southall #9,983, 3,231 people Southall: #9,983 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Southall #9,983, 3,231 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Southall is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English suþ (“south”) + halh (“hollow, nook”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,231 people named Southall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,557 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,131.

    #9,983
    rank among US surnames
    3,231
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #9,523)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,976Leitch3,23495,469
    #9,978Million3,23395,498
    #9,983Line3,23195,557
    #9,987Chavers3,23095,587
    #9,989Sonnenberg3,22995,616
    #9,991Leek3,22895,646

    Who is named Southall

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    57% of people named Southall identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Southalls

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ivan Southall
      Australian children's writer (1921–2008)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Southall

    Southall has the Soundex code S340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S340.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Southall come from?
    From Old English suþ (“south”) + halh (“hollow, nook”).
    How common is the surname Southall?
    3,231 people in the United States had the surname Southall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,557 Americans. It ranked 9,983rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Southall?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Southall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Southall?
    Ivan Southall, Australian children's writer (1921–2008).
    Where is the surname Southall most common?
    Wikidata records people named Southall in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Southall?
    Southall is /saʊθɔːl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Southall getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,231 in 2010, up 3.2%.