Hales Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon 'H(e)alh' meaning 'hollow'. From 'Hale'.
A name used to describe somebody who lived in a 'hollow'or on a dry piece of land.
Discover how your Hales ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 26 |
| Buckinghamshire | 11 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 29 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 28 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 19 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 18 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 157 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 32 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 60 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 12 |
| Kent | 191 |
| Lancashire | 141 |
| Leicestershire | 60 |
| Lincolnshire | 130 |
| London | 534 |
| Middlesex | 24 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 197 |
| Northamptonshire | 76 |
| Nottinghamshire | 34 |
| Oxfordshire | 12 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 113 |
| Suffolk | 92 |
| Somerset | 82 |
| Surrey | 53 |
| Sussex | 32 |
| Staffordshire | 215 |
| Warwickshire | 111 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 33 |
| Worcestershire | 33 |
| Yorkshire | 39 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 340 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 120 |
| House Servant | 52 |
| At Home | 41 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Ag Labourer | 25 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| General Servant | 24 |
| Laundress | 24 |
| Dress Maker | 21 |
| Grocer | 15 |
| Brick Maker | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Ag Lab | 11 |
| Annuitant | 11 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| Pauper | 10 |
| Cook | 10 |
| House Maid | 10 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| Blacksmith | 8 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Butcher | 7 |
| Nurse | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hales | 2,299 |
| Mary Hales | 1,979 |
| John Hales | 1,574 |
| Elizabeth Hales | 1,300 |
| George Hales | 1,261 |
| Sarah Hales | 1,144 |
| Thomas Hales | 1,064 |
| James Hales | 895 |
| Charles Hales | 715 |
| Henry Hales | 654 |
| Ann Hales | 598 |
| Jane Hales | 566 |
| Eliza Hales | 506 |
| Edward Hales | 481 |
| Emma Hales | 467 |
| Joseph Hales | 465 |
| Alice Hales | 461 |
| Ellen Hales | 438 |
| Arthur Hales | 421 |
| Robert Hales | 395 |
| Annie Hales | 391 |
| Frederick Hales | 387 |
| Samuel Hales | 373 |
| Alfred Hales | 372 |
| Emily Hales | 348 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hales | 100% | 31,923 |
| 2 | Hulse | 40% | 11,819 |
| 3 | Hiles | 80% | 6,837 |
| 4 | Hayles | 83% | 6,172 |
| 5 | Halse | 60% | 3,939 |
| 6 | Hailes | 83% | 3,761 |
| 7 | Hails | 60% | 2,761 |
| 8 | Heales | 83% | 2,020 |
| 9 | Holes | 80% | 1,634 |
| 10 | Heels | 40% | 974 |
| 11 | Heelis | 50% | 890 |
| 12 | Heelas | 50% | 715 |
| 13 | Heals | 60% | 462 |
| 14 | Hoiles | 67% | 462 |
| 15 | Halles | 83% | 304 |
| 16 | Hules | 80% | 220 |
| 17 | Heeles | 67% | 200 |
| 18 | Hils | 60% | 166 |
| 19 | Hols | 60% | 161 |
| 20 | Hals | 80% | 160 |
| 21 | Hooles | 67% | 143 |
| 22 | Hayls | 60% | 131 |
| 23 | Healas | 67% | 119 |
| 24 | Helas | 60% | 118 |
| 25 | Halis | 80% | 110 |
| 26 | Heles | 80% | 108 |
The surname Hales is the most popular version of all its varients