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Spelling variations of this family name include: Hall, Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, De Aule and others.
First found in Lincolnshire, England, where the family was granted lands after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Hall family is directly descended from Earl Fitzwilliam, who was seated at Greatford Hall in Lincolnshire, after the Norman Conquest. The younger son of this noble house, Arthur FitzWilliam, came to be known as "Hall" so as to distinguish him from his senior brother. Hence, Arthur Hall was the first known bearer of the name, appearing on record about the year 1090.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christopher Hall who settled in Virginia in 1623; Alexander Hall settled in Virginia in 1654; Ann Hall settled in the Barbados in 1660; Daniel Hall settled in Delaware in 1682.
For more information on the last name Hall, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.
Suggested Readings for the name Hall
- An Alabama Newspaper Tradition: Grover C. Hall and the Hall Family by Daniel Webster Hollis.
- A Givens-Hall Family History from Pre-Revolutionary Times to 1970; Including Many Related Families Such as Alexander, Bowman, Black, Chapman, French, Green, Johnston, Phlegar, Ross, Snidow, Stafford, Welker and Others by Dorothy Hall Givens.
- Arsenio Hall (b. 1956), American actor, comedian, and talk show host
- Asaph Hall (1829-1907), American astronomer, who discovered and named Deimos and Phobos, the two satellites of Mars
- Edward T Hall (b. 1914), American anthropologist who explored differences between cultures in terms of time, context, and space
- Edwin Herbert Hall (1855-1938), American physicist
- Diane Hall (b. 1946), original name of American Diane Keaton
- Lyman Hall (1724-1790), American signer of declaration of Independence
- Gary Hall, American swimmer
- Dennis Hall, American wrestler
- Virginia Hall (1906-1982), OBE, American spy during World War II. She was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross - the only one awarded to a civilian woman in World War II
- Johanna Hall, Scottish media personality
- Monty Hall (b. 1924), best known as the host of the popular game show "Let's Make a Deal"
- Louis Hall (1852-1915), English, professional cricketer from Yorkshire
- Professor William Hall, nuclear physicist
- Máximo Soto Hall, Guatemalan writer and diplomat
- Benjamin "Ben" Hall (1837-1865), Australian bushranger
- Sir William Priestman of Slaley Hall,
- Staff Sergeant George J Hall, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
- Technician Fifth Grade Lewis Hall, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
- Lieutenant William E Hall, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942
- Sergeant Major Frederick William Hall (1885-1915), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War
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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist
We have researched the Hall family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.
Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...
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Family Crests: Timeline
Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
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The Hall Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hall Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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