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

Family Name / Last Name: Hale
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name Hale is the variant of Hail. See Hale - 1. Healthy, stout. Anglo-Saxon hæle, a brave man, chief, or hero. 2. The name of many localities in various parts of England, particularly in counties Chester, Cumberland, Kent, Lancaster, Northampton, Hants, and Lincoln. 3. A hall. The forms in the Hundred Rolls generally relate to this meaning, as De la Hale, En la Hale, In the Hale, etc.

Dweller at the corner, nook, small hollow, or secret place; one who came from Hale or Hales, the names of several places in England.

Healthy, strong.

1. Healthy, stout. Anglo-Saxon hæle, a brave man, chief, or hero. 2. The name of many localities in various parts of England, particularly in counties Chester, Cumberland, Kent, Lancaster, Northampton, Hants, and Lincoln. 3. A hall. The forms in the Hundred Rolls generally relate to this meaning, as De la Hale, En la Hale, In the Hale, etc.

How popular is Hale?

Despite the fact that the number of Hale bearers increased by 4.42 per cent in 2010 US census to 86618 since 2000, the surname slipped by 24 spots and ranked at 362. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.23 83.99
Black 11.41 11.17
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.6
Others 2.21 1.59
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.19 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.54 0.46

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Hale hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 16 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Izaac Wright and arrived on October 17, 1848. 30 years old John Hale, Maid Peggy Hale, Workwoman Anne Hale, Workman John Hale, John Hale, aged 26, Michael Hale (18) Workman, Spinster Winny Hale, Workman Henry Hale, and 72 other Hale around 44% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster, miner, farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Laborer Anna Hale from Germany aboard the Malabar from Havre. She is registered to be 20 years old when she arrived in USA on May 6, 1852. Bridget Hale (10) Laborer, Mary- Hale, aged 44, Anton Hale (31) Laborer, Laborer Anton Hale, Christen Hale, aged 11, Johanna-K. Hale (22) Laborer, 10 years old Metta Hale, S.A. Hale, aged 50, and 4 other Hale around 63.64% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer migrated to US from Havre, Antwerp and Liverpool.

Hale Namesakes

  • Prentis Cobb Hale, American entrepreneur
  • William Gardner Hale, American classical scholar, was born in Savannah
  • Kathleen Hale, British artist, illustrator, and children's author
  • Una Hale, Australian operatic soprano
  • Clive Hale, Australian television news and current affairs presenter on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for 38 years
  • Binnie Hale, English actress, singer and dancer
  • Don Hale, British author and journalist
  • Enoch Hale, Col
  • Johnny Hale, Texas rancher and cattle rustler
  • Helene Hale, American politician from the state of Hawaii
  • Leslie Hale, Baron Hale, British Liberal Party then Labour Party politician
  • Robert Beverly Hale, artist
  • Tiffini Hale,
  • Corky Hale, has been a working jazz musician since the late 1950s
  • Janet Campbell Hale, Native American writer
  • John Blackwell Hale, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • Warren Stormes Hale, was Lord Mayor of London and founder of the City of London School
  • George Ellery Hale, American solar astronomer, best
  • Horatio Hale, American-Canadian ethnologist
  • Victoria Hale, scientist
  • Matthew F. Hale, American white supremacist
  • Nathan Hale, American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
  • John P. Hale, American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire
  • Sarah Josepha Hale, American writer and an influential editor
  • Edward Everett Hale, American author, historian, and Unitarian minister
  • Jennifer Hale, Canadian-American voice actress known for her work
  • Tony Hale, American actor and comedian
  • Eugene Hale, Republican United States Senator from Maine
  • Thomas Egerton Hale, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Shannon Hale, American author primarily of young adult fantasy
  • Kenneth L. Hale, linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Barbara Hale, American actress best
  • Georgina Hale, English actress notable for many stage
  • Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale, British Conservative politician
  • Gareth Hale, English comedian and actor,
  • Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author
  • Samuel W. Hale, American manufacturer and Republican politician
  • Georgia Hale, actress of the silent movie era
  • Sylvia Hale, Australian social justice
  • Louise Closser Hale, American actress, playwright, and novelist
  • DeMarlo Hale, American professional baseball coach
  • Jonathan Hale, Canadian-born film and television actor
  • Lzzy Hale, American singer, songwriter, and musician
  • Chip Hale, American former Major League Baseball second baseman and third baseman
  • Phil Hale, American figurative painter
  • Ellen Day Hale, American Impressionist painter and printmaker
  • Nathan W. Hale, American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee
  • Creighton Hale, Irish-American theatre, film
  • Monte Hale, American B-Western film star and country musician
  • Sonnie Hale, English theatre and cinema actor and director
  • Clara Hale, American humanitarian
  • Odell Hale, Major League Baseball infielder
  • Irving Hale, brigadier general of the United States of America

Hale Namesakes

  • Prentis Cobb Hale, American entrepreneur
  • William Gardner Hale, American classical scholar, was born in Savannah
  • Kathleen Hale, British artist, illustrator, and children's author
  • Una Hale, Australian operatic soprano
  • Clive Hale, Australian television news and current affairs presenter on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for 38 years
  • Binnie Hale, English actress, singer and dancer
  • Don Hale, British author and journalist
  • Enoch Hale, Col
  • Johnny Hale, Texas rancher and cattle rustler
  • Helene Hale, American politician from the state of Hawaii
  • Leslie Hale, Baron Hale, British Liberal Party then Labour Party politician
  • Robert Beverly Hale, artist
  • Tiffini Hale,
  • Corky Hale, has been a working jazz musician since the late 1950s
  • Janet Campbell Hale, Native American writer
  • John Blackwell Hale, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • Warren Stormes Hale, was Lord Mayor of London and founder of the City of London School
  • George Ellery Hale, American solar astronomer, best
  • Horatio Hale, American-Canadian ethnologist
  • Victoria Hale, scientist
  • Matthew F. Hale, American white supremacist
  • Nathan Hale, American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
  • John P. Hale, American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire
  • Sarah Josepha Hale, American writer and an influential editor
  • Edward Everett Hale, American author, historian, and Unitarian minister
  • Jennifer Hale, Canadian-American voice actress known for her work
  • Tony Hale, American actor and comedian
  • Eugene Hale, Republican United States Senator from Maine
  • Thomas Egerton Hale, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Shannon Hale, American author primarily of young adult fantasy
  • Kenneth L. Hale, linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Barbara Hale, American actress best
  • Georgina Hale, English actress notable for many stage
  • Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale, British Conservative politician
  • Gareth Hale, English comedian and actor,
  • Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author
  • Samuel W. Hale, American manufacturer and Republican politician
  • Georgia Hale, actress of the silent movie era
  • Sylvia Hale, Australian social justice
  • Louise Closser Hale, American actress, playwright, and novelist
  • DeMarlo Hale, American professional baseball coach
  • Jonathan Hale, Canadian-born film and television actor
  • Lzzy Hale, American singer, songwriter, and musician
  • Chip Hale, American former Major League Baseball second baseman and third baseman
  • Phil Hale, American figurative painter
  • Ellen Day Hale, American Impressionist painter and printmaker
  • Nathan W. Hale, American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee
  • Creighton Hale, Irish-American theatre, film
  • Monte Hale, American B-Western film star and country musician
  • Sonnie Hale, English theatre and cinema actor and director
  • Clara Hale, American humanitarian
  • Odell Hale, Major League Baseball infielder
  • Irving Hale, brigadier general of the United States of America

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