Hales Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hales Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hales family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 790
Agricultural Labourer 120
General Labourer 65
Domestic Servant 54
Dress Maker 44
Farm Labourer 41
Coal Miner 41
General Servant 38
Labourer 36
General Servant Domestic 32
Farmer 31
Living On Own Means 29
Laundress 26
Living On Her Own Means 21
House Keeper 20
Carpenter 19
Brick Layer 16
Gardener 15
House Maid Domestic Servant 15
Blacksmith 15
Cook 14
Cotton Weaver 14
Painter 14
Tailor 13
Butcher 13

Hales Surname Variants Ranking

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

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

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