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 1,410
Coal Miner 204
Agricultural Labourer 152
General Labourer 136
Living On Own Means 93
Domestic Servant 78
Dress Maker 69
Labourer 65
General Servant Domestic 56
General Servant 52
Laundress 48
Gardener 43
Farm Labourer 42
Farmer 41
Living On Her Own Means 39
Carpenter 36
Clerk 33
Shoe Maker 32
House Keeper 30
General Domestic Servant 27
Charwoman 26
Tailoress 22
Dressmaker 21
Tailor 20
Grocer 20

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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