indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from given name, from location & from nickname)
Other Forms FormsScholl (German, Dutch), Shaull (Americanized); Saul (Jewish)
Meaning & History
Either from from Middle Low German schulle, Middle Dutch scholle, schulle, Middle High German schülle "plaice"; either a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a plaice. Or a nickname for a short thickset person from Middle High German scholle "clod of earth". Jewish variant of Saul.