Dale is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dale
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Lastname Dale is the variant of Dial. A corruption of Doyle - One of the commonest of Irish surnames, and presumed to be of Anglo-Norman origin. See D'Oyley - Robert de Oilgi was a tenant-in-chief in many counties, and Wido de O. in county of Oxford. Domesday The former is mentioned in the chartulary of Oseney Abbey as a sworn companion of Roger de Ivery (fratres jurati et per sacramentum conföderati) in assisting at the invasion of England. According to genealogists the ancestors of these persons were lords of Olgii or Oyly in Normandy long before the Conquest. The map of modern Normandy shows no such locality as Oilgi, or Oyly, but there are three places in the neighbourhood of Falaise, called Quilli. It was probably to Quilli-le-Basset in the canton of Falaise, written in the XI. century Oillei (and latinized Olleium) that the family originated

It is found as Doyl and Doil in England, temp. Edward I. Hundred Rolls.

A termination of local surnames. It signifies, generally, a valley, and in the North more particularly a river valley, as Tyndal from the Tyne, Annandale, from the Annan, Tisdale from the Tees, Esdaile from the Esk, Redesdale from the Rede, &c. A valley. The medieval form was At Dale, softened afterwards to A'Dale, as often found in parish registers of the XVI. century, and widely renowned through the ballad of Robin Hood and Allin a'Dale. In the Hundred Rolls we find De Dale, and De la Dale.

Dweller in the valley.

How popular is Dale?

Dale is common in United States, England, Yemen, Australia, India, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, Iraq, Scotland, Iran, Indonesia, South Africa, Jamaica, Brazil, Wales, Venezuela, DR Congo, Northern Ireland, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Philippines, Italy, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, Syria, France, Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Thailand.

Dale is ranked 5118 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dale bearers increased by 2.63 per cent in 2010 US census to 29757 since 2000, the surname slipped by 85 spots and ranked at 1188. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.17 80.27
Black 14.45 13.64
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.79
Others 2.09 1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.01 2.03
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.67
Dale is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 110600 people have been found who wears Dale as their family name. Dale is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dale:
1,079 United States40,603
317 England22,610
Countries with thousands of Dale:
448 Yemen9,034
417 Australia8,920
9,342 India5,203
1,116 Canada4,821
122 Norway3,523
437 New Zealand1,543
1,431 Iraq1,205
Countries with hundreds of Dale:
914 Scotland977
8,704 Iran891
14,711 Indonesia884
8,302 South Africa818
520 Jamaica792
13,068 Brazil629
547 Wales616
2,498 Venezuela601
13,821 DR Congo575
691 Northern Ireland533
2,826 Ivory Coast523
18,795 Nigeria510
32,280 Philippines493
21,738 Italy450
5,822 Zimbabwe411
2,986 Papua New Guinea306
2,975 Syria295
38,735 France265
10,122 Cameroon250
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
12,269 Romania184
16,468 Spain179
2,882 Ireland137
90,176 Thailand136
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,231 Singapore98
74,279 Germany72
9,791 Sweden71
44,177 Argentina68
9,026 Niger64
240 Isle of Man61
9,081 Denmark59
35,264 Netherlands58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,024 Ethiopia49
6,373 Latvia49
8,706 Portugal47
2,418 Solomon Islands44
33,141 Malaysia42
9,538 Haiti38
18,930 Switzerland37
3,994 Cambodia36
37,845 Belgium34
527 Jersey34
22,588 Zambia31
2,892 Honduras25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
463 Bermuda22
2,375 El Salvador22
3,127 Hong Kong22
11,536 Qatar22
7,365 Taiwan22
3,539 China21
5,509 Panama21
33,734 Mexico18
23,952 Peru18
10,328 Palestine17
52,281 Austria15
7,075 Cyprus13
15,006 Albania11
7,708 Paraguay11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,353 Benin10
126,629 Turkey10
19,532 Malawi9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
88,377 Greece7
20,004 Mauritania7
146,768 Poland7
23,614 Colombia6
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old workman Andrew Dale who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on April 10, 1846 by Devonshire put out from Liverpool. 20 years old Rose Dale, Samuel Dale, aged 40, John Dale (56) Farmer, Mathy Dale, 22 years old Samuel Dale, Sarah Dale, aged 18, Mary-Ann Dale, 18 years old Allice Dale, and 40 other Dale majority of whom were farmer and others worked as servant and plumber migrated to US.

From Italy

S. Dale was 27 years old when he migrated to USA on May 24, 1883. He lived in Italy where he worked as laborer and took Assyrian Monarch from London. Peasant Vittorio Dale, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Wilhelm Dale was 17 years old when he migrated to Wisconsin on May 14, 1858. He lived in Prussia where he worked as merchant and took Nord America from Bremen. Foster Dale (20) Laborer, 28 years old John Dale, William Dale, aged 38, J.A. Dale (25) Laborer, Ferdinand Dale, aged 23, Frunberg Dale (28) Laborer, 38 years old U Dale, Servant Nilsia Dale, are other Dale that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen and Rotterdam.

Dale Namesakes

  • Smith and Dale, famous American vaudeville comedy duo
  • Edgar Dale, American educator
  • F. Hiner Dale, prominent state court trial judge
  • David Dale, leading Scottish industrialist
  • Vadim Dale, was born 19 January 1976 to an Italian mother and Australian father
  • Caroline Dale, widely recorded British cellist
  • Pelham Dale, English Anglo-Catholic ritualist priest
  • Penny Dale, English illustrator and writer of children's books
  • Adrian Dale, former South African cricketer
  • Larry Dale, American blues singer
  • Charles Dale, actor
  • Nellie Dale, British school teacher
  • Frank Dale, Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Oklahoma Territory
  • Robbie Dale, 'The Admiral' was
  • Benjamin Dale, English composer and academic
  • Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist
  • Jim Dale, English actor, narrator, singer, director
  • Dick Dale, musical artist
  • James Badge Dale, American actor
  • Robert William Dale, English Congregational church leader
  • Helen Dale, Australian writer and lawyer
  • Richard Dale, American naval officer
  • Dominic Dale, Welsh professional snooker player and occasional snooker commentator and presenter for the BBC
  • Alan Dale, New Zealand-born actor
  • Virginia Dale, American actress and dancer
  • Cynthia Dale, Canadian television actress and stage performer
  • Jennifer Dale, Canadian television actress and former dancer
  • Thomas Dale, English naval commander and deputy-governor of the Virginia Colony
  • Adam Dale, former Australian cricketer
  • Shana Dale, She served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • James Charles Dale, English naturalist
  • Charles M. Dale, American lawyer and Republican politician
  • Porter H. Dale, member of both the United States House of Representatives and later the United States Senate
  • Robert Dale, first European explorer to cross the Darling Range
  • Iain Dale, English broadcaster, political commentator
  • Carroll Dale, former American football wide receiver
  • Syd Dale, English self-taught composer and arranger of funk
  • Jack D. Dale, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools
  • Mickey Dale, keyboardist for the English rock band, Embrace
  • Rodney Dale, English author, editor, publisher
  • Ian Anthony Dale, American actor
  • Thomas Henry Dale, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Samuel Dale, American frontiersman, trader, miller, hunter, scout, courier, soldier, spy, army officer
  • Euan Dale, Scottish competitive swimmer
  • Ruth Jean Dale, American writer of romance novels
  • Anna Dale, United Kingdom author of children's books
  • Roland Dale, American football player, coach
  • Harry H. Dale, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Grover Dale, American actor, dancer, choreographer
  • Carl Dale, Welsh former professional footballer

Dale Namesakes

  • Smith and Dale, famous American vaudeville comedy duo
  • Edgar Dale, American educator
  • F. Hiner Dale, prominent state court trial judge
  • David Dale, leading Scottish industrialist
  • Vadim Dale, was born 19 January 1976 to an Italian mother and Australian father
  • Caroline Dale, widely recorded British cellist
  • Pelham Dale, English Anglo-Catholic ritualist priest
  • Penny Dale, English illustrator and writer of children's books
  • Adrian Dale, former South African cricketer
  • Larry Dale, American blues singer
  • Charles Dale, actor
  • Nellie Dale, British school teacher
  • Frank Dale, Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Oklahoma Territory
  • Robbie Dale, 'The Admiral' was
  • Benjamin Dale, English composer and academic
  • Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist
  • Jim Dale, English actor, narrator, singer, director
  • Dick Dale, musical artist
  • James Badge Dale, American actor
  • Robert William Dale, English Congregational church leader
  • Helen Dale, Australian writer and lawyer
  • Richard Dale, American naval officer
  • Dominic Dale, Welsh professional snooker player and occasional snooker commentator and presenter for the BBC
  • Alan Dale, New Zealand-born actor
  • Virginia Dale, American actress and dancer
  • Cynthia Dale, Canadian television actress and stage performer
  • Jennifer Dale, Canadian television actress and former dancer
  • Thomas Dale, English naval commander and deputy-governor of the Virginia Colony
  • Adam Dale, former Australian cricketer
  • Shana Dale, She served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • James Charles Dale, English naturalist
  • Charles M. Dale, American lawyer and Republican politician
  • Porter H. Dale, member of both the United States House of Representatives and later the United States Senate
  • Robert Dale, first European explorer to cross the Darling Range
  • Iain Dale, English broadcaster, political commentator
  • Carroll Dale, former American football wide receiver
  • Syd Dale, English self-taught composer and arranger of funk
  • Jack D. Dale, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools
  • Mickey Dale, keyboardist for the English rock band, Embrace
  • Rodney Dale, English author, editor, publisher
  • Ian Anthony Dale, American actor
  • Thomas Henry Dale, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Samuel Dale, American frontiersman, trader, miller, hunter, scout, courier, soldier, spy, army officer
  • Euan Dale, Scottish competitive swimmer
  • Ruth Jean Dale, American writer of romance novels
  • Anna Dale, United Kingdom author of children's books
  • Roland Dale, American football player, coach
  • Harry H. Dale, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Grover Dale, American actor, dancer, choreographer
  • Carl Dale, Welsh former professional footballer

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