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单词 Walthall
释义

Walthall

English

Etymology

  • As an English surname, from obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (power) + þēof (thief), as in "one who snatched victory from battle."[1][2] Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ).
  • As a Scottish surname, variant of Waldie.

Proper noun

Walthall (countable and uncountable, plural Walthalls)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village, the county seat of Webster County, Mississippi, United States.

Derived terms

  • Walthall County

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Walthall is the 13525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2243 individuals. Walthall is most common among White (73.83%) and Black/African American (20.42%) individuals.

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), Waldo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  2. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), Walthall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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