Gale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gale Name Meaning: A nickname for a cheerfull or or roisterous person.Middle english ga(i)le 'jovial','rowdy'.Old english gal 'merry',reinforced by old French 'gail'.

The name is of English origin.Introduced by the Normans as 'Geil'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gale family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 970
Agricultural Labourer 324
Labourer 99
House Servant 80
Carpenter 74
Dress Maker 54
Servant 53
Carter 47
Laundress 43
Cook 31
Gardener 31
General Servant 30
Tailor 30
House Maid 29
Twine Spinner 28
Nurse 27
Blacksmith 23
House Keeper 23
Shoe Maker 23
Shepherd 22
Baker 20
Farmers Wife 18
Domestic Servant 18
Mason 18
Wife Of Above 18

Gale Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gale 100% 62,737
2 Eagle 60% 12,368
3 Ogle 50% 6,616
4 Gile 75% 3,067
5 Geal 50% 2,373
6 Gaul 50% 1,815
7 Glue 50% 1,481
8 Geale 80% 1,379
9 Guile 60% 939
10 Goole 60% 600
11 Gole 75% 532
12 Gaule 80% 375
13 Goale 80% 341
14 Gail 50% 337
15 Goule 60% 286
16 Agle 50% 250
17 Goal 50% 240
18 Gel 50% 225
19 Glee 50% 176
20 Galle 80% 164
21 Gule 75% 144
22 Giel 25% 127
23 Egle 50% 120
24 Gayle 80% 120
25 Geel 25% 111
26 Gool 25% 109
27 Goul 25% 109
28 Gil 50% 100

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The surname Gale is the most popular version of all its varients

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