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.
Discover how your Hale ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 66 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 135 |
| Cambridgeshire | 29 |
| Channel Islands | 29 |
| Cheshire | 138 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 53 |
| Devon | 79 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 72 |
| Essex | 184 |
| Gloucestershire | 751 |
| Hampshire | 291 |
| Herefordshire | 26 |
| Hertfordshire | 209 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 82 |
| Lancashire | 493 |
| Leicestershire | 37 |
| Lincolnshire | 33 |
| London | 1,180 |
| Middlesex | 86 |
| Northumberland | 65 |
| Norfolk | 57 |
| Northamptonshire | 63 |
| Nottinghamshire | 45 |
| Oxfordshire | 68 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 37 |
| Suffolk | 140 |
| Somerset | 349 |
| Surrey | 105 |
| Sussex | 59 |
| Staffordshire | 589 |
| Warwickshire | 210 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 369 |
| Worcestershire | 203 |
| Yorkshire | 246 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 13 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 147 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 829 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 306 |
| House Servant | 144 |
| Labourer | 129 |
| Coal Miner | 105 |
| At Home | 88 |
| Servant | 77 |
| Laundress | 58 |
| Farm Labourer | 56 |
| Dress Maker | 53 |
| General Servant | 39 |
| Annuitant | 38 |
| Carpenter | 32 |
| House Maid | 32 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| Cook | 29 |
| Pauper | 28 |
| Gardener | 27 |
| Shoe Maker | 26 |
| Blacksmith | 26 |
| Miner | 26 |
| Errand Boy | 25 |
| Nurse | 24 |
| Scholar At Home | 23 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hale | 4,743 |
| Mary Hale | 4,426 |
| John Hale | 3,777 |
| Elizabeth Hale | 3,116 |
| Sarah Hale | 2,642 |
| Thomas Hale | 2,584 |
| George Hale | 2,406 |
| James Hale | 2,273 |
| Charles Hale | 1,565 |
| Ann Hale | 1,551 |
| Henry Hale | 1,529 |
| Joseph Hale | 1,445 |
| Jane Hale | 1,205 |
| Eliza Hale | 1,114 |
| Alice Hale | 1,073 |
| Emma Hale | 1,024 |
| Ellen Hale | 1,023 |
| Annie Hale | 908 |
| Emily Hale | 842 |
| Alfred Hale | 826 |
| Hannah Hale | 824 |
| Samuel Hale | 815 |
| Frederick Hale | 795 |
| Edward Hale | 787 |
| Robert Hale | 692 |
| 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 |
The surname Hale is the most popular version of all its varients