Bale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bale family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 370
General Labourer 41
Coal Miner 32
Agricultural Labourer 30
Living On Own Means 28
Domestic Servant 25
Dress Maker 25
General Servant Domestic 24
Labourer 23
Carpenter 21
Laundress 18
Farmer 15
Living On Her Own Means 15
Clerk 11
General Servant 11
Gardener 11
Farm Labourer 10
Blacksmith 10
House Keeper 8
General Domestic Servant 8
Machinist 8
Tailor 7
Char Woman 7
Printer 7
Railway Porter 7

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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