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 | 48 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 22 |
| Cambridgeshire | 42 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 104 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 87 |
| Devon | 39 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 48 |
| Essex | 418 |
| Gloucestershire | 49 |
| Hampshire | 97 |
| Herefordshire | 35 |
| Hertfordshire | 111 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 42 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 446 |
| Lancashire | 310 |
| Leicestershire | 113 |
| Lincolnshire | 145 |
| London | 1,073 |
| Middlesex | 227 |
| Northumberland | 22 |
| Norfolk | 270 |
| Northamptonshire | 305 |
| Nottinghamshire | 95 |
| Oxfordshire | 26 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 42 |
| Shropshire | 76 |
| Suffolk | 138 |
| Somerset | 68 |
| Surrey | 175 |
| Sussex | 82 |
| Staffordshire | 407 |
| Warwickshire | 273 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 67 |
| Yorkshire | 215 |
| Anglesey | 3 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 56 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 46 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 627 |
| Farm Labourer | 62 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 46 |
| Private Means | 32 |
| Labourer | 30 |
| General Labourer | 27 |
| None | 25 |
| At Home | 24 |
| Bricklayer | 23 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 22 |
| House Painter | 19 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| Carman | 18 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Clerk | 17 |
| Carpenter | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Laundress | 16 |
| Nil | 15 |
| Assisting In The Business | 15 |
| Dress Maker | 14 |
| Scholar | 14 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 14 |
| 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