This English and German surname of ALL was a locational name meaning 'the dweller in or near the manor house; or in a stone house, or one who worked in a large manor house or monastery'. It may also have been a name applied to someone who came from HALLE (salt-works) the name of places in Germany. The name is also spelt ALLE, ALLS, ALLES, HALL, HALLS and HALLES. Early records of the name in England mention Roger de la Halle, 1273, County Cambridge. William atte Halle was documented in County Somerset, during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). Willelmus atte Halle of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Thomas del Hall was recorded in County Cumberland in the year 1400. John de Hall was a witness in Glasgow in 1454. Allane of Hall was burgess of Prestwick in 1470 David Hall (1714-1772) born in Edinburgh, became partner with Benjamin Franklyn in the printing business. A notable member of the name was Sir Charles HALLE (1819-95) the German-born British pianist and conductor, born in Hagen, Westphalia. He studied first at Darmstadt, and from 1840 at Paris, where his reputation was established by his concerts of classical music. Driven to England by the Revolution in 1848, he settled in Manchester, where in 1858 he founded his famous orchestra. This did much to raise the standard of musical taste by familiarizing the British public with great classical masters, and he was knighted in 1888. It was not until the 10th century that modern hereditary surnames first developed, and the use of fixed names spread, first to France, and then England, then to Germany and all of Europe. In these parts of Europe, the individual man was becoming more important, commerce was increasing and the exact identification of each man was becoming a necessity. Even today however, the Church does not recognise surnames. Baptisms and marriages are performed through use of the Christian name alone. Thus hereditary names as we know them today developed gradually during the 11th to the 15th century in the various European countries.