The Surname of Hall

Hall Coat of Arms (Dutch)*		Hall Coat of Arms (Scottish)*
Hall Coat of Arms (Swedish)*		Hall Coat of Arms (German)*

Hall - English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian

The name Hall is from Middle English hall (Old English heall), Middle High German halle, Old Norse holl all meaning ‘hall’ (a spacious residence), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a hall or an occupational name for a servant employed at a hall. In some cases it may be a habitational name from places named with this word, which in some parts of Germany and Austria in the Middle Ages also denoted a salt mine. The English name has been established in Ireland since the Middle Ages, and, according to MacLysaght, has become numerous in Ulster since the 17th century.

Partly taken from:
Dictionary of American Family Names,
Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

* Coat of Arms belonged to families and/or individual persons. People with the Surname of Hall came from Scottland, Germany, the Netherlands & many other places. Halls from a different countries would have a different Coat of Arms.