Birchall

English

Alternative forms

• Burchall, Burchill

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from Old English birċe (“birch”) + hyll (“hill”).

Proper noun

Birchall (countable and uncountable, plural Birchalls)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A hamlet in Pixley parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6538).
3. A village in Leek parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9854).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Birchall is the 36788^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Birchall is most common among White (93.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birchall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.