Hale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hale Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon 'H(e)alh' meaning 'hollow'.

A name used to describe somebody who lived in a 'hollow'or on a dry piece of land.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hale family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,533
Labourer 221
Agricultural Labourer 211
General Servant 101
Domestic Servant 98
Coal Miner 83
Dress Maker 80
Ag Labourer 60
Laundress 59
Miner 51
Servant 48
Carpenter 40
Collier 40
Annuitant 39
Shoe Maker 39
Tailor 34
Gardener 31
House Keeper 29
Grocer 28
Cook 28
Dressmaker 26
Nailer 24
Blacksmith 22
Farm Servant 21
Farmer 21

Hale Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hale 100% 73,259
2 Hole 75% 21,127
3 Heal 50% 14,796
4 Heale 80% 7,782
5 Hoole 60% 7,602
6 Hayle 80% 3,264
7 Heel 25% 2,580
8 Hail 50% 2,419
9 Haile 80% 2,181
10 Hoile 60% 1,977
11 Hile 75% 1,873
12 Hele 75% 1,422
13 Hool 25% 1,331
14 Halle 80% 939
15 Haill 60% 897
16 Heil 25% 681
17 Houle 60% 469
18 Heele 60% 361
19 Houl 25% 356
20 Hule 75% 324
21 Hoel 25% 218
22 Hal 75% 198
23 Hil 50% 197
24 Hoal 50% 167
25 Hiel 25% 163
26 Hael 50% 157
27 Healea 67% 140
28 Hoale 80% 138
29 Hul 50% 106

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

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