Bale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 11
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 3
Cheshire 53
Cornwall 25
Cumberland 3
Derbyshire 7
Devon 356
Dorset 43
Durham 8
Essex 20
Gloucestershire 105
Hampshire 26
Herefordshire 6
Hertfordshire 7
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 5
Isle of Man 0
Kent 27
Lancashire 126
Leicestershire 103
Lincolnshire 10
London 245
Middlesex 7
Northumberland 6
Norfolk 69
Northamptonshire 30
Nottinghamshire 26
Oxfordshire 24
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 5
Shropshire 44
Suffolk 5
Somerset 233
Surrey 4
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 157
Warwickshire 36
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 20
Worcestershire 46
Yorkshire 32

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 1
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 14
Pembrokeshire 4
Radnorshire 0

Bale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bale family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 70
Agricultural Labourer 70
Female Servant 70
Labourer 43
Male Servant 38
Farmer 23
Shoe Maker 18
Ag Labourer 16
Carpenter 14
Mariner 9
Blacksmith 7
Apprentice 7
Coal Miner 7
Pauper 7
Mason 6
Silk Weaver 5
Butcher 5
Coach Maker 5
Dress Maker 5
Gardener 5
Grocer 5
Tailor 5
Laundress 5
Sawyer 5
Clerk 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Bale

Name Census Frequency
Mary Bale 1,463
William Bale 1,372
John Bale 1,238
Elizabeth Bale 920
George Bale 662
Sarah Bale 655
Thomas Bale 637
James Bale 588
Henry Bale 498
Ann Bale 478
Eliza Bale 391
Charles Bale 372
Jane Bale 316
Richard Bale 299
Frederick Bale 268
Emma Bale 265
Joseph Bale 244
Alice Bale 242
Ellen Bale 234
Annie Bale 213
Alfred Bale 210
Samuel Bale 208
Hannah Bale 205
Robert Bale 204
Arthur Bale 201

Bale Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Beale 80% 27,059
2 Beal 50% 20,805
3 Bale 100% 19,546
4 Abel 25% 12,551
5 Able 50% 3,628
6 Beel 25% 2,026
7 Bail 50% 1,898
8 Bool 25% 1,809
9 Bole 75% 1,701
10 Blee 50% 1,576
11 Bayle 80% 1,375
12 Boole 60% 1,117
13 Bailie 67% 819
14 Bile 75% 708
15 Boal 50% 696
16 Blue 50% 630
17 Beloe 60% 522
18 Baul 50% 441
19 Bele 75% 369
20 Baile 80% 364
21 Baal 50% 360
22 Boil 25% 341
23 Bule 75% 318
24 Boul 25% 298
25 Boileau 43% 261
26 Blea 50% 260
27 Baylee 67% 252
28 Ible 50% 235
29 Balle 80% 179
30 Biel 25% 173
31 Bloe 50% 164
32 Bola 50% 161
33 Ebel 25% 142
34 Bel 50% 114
35 Beele 60% 111

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The surname Bale is the 3rd most popular variant of Beale.

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