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

Family Name / Last Name: Tale
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The surname Tale is the variant form of Dall. The blind; At the Dale or vale.

Tale is variant of Dalzell. White meadow. The old heralds, to make good their story of the origin of this family, interpret this, "I dare;" but it is undoubtedly a local name. In early charters, it is written Dallyell.

Tale is variation of the Dalziel. Anciently written Dallyell, Dalecl, Dalyiel, etc. From the barony of Dal-yeel (i.e. "the beautiful meadow") on the river Clyde. The Earls of Carnwath are the chiefs of the family. The often-quoted romantic story which as signs another origin for the name has neither history, etymology, nor common sense to support it.

How popular is Tale?

Tale is common in India, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Fiji, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Lesotho, Cameroon, Yemen, Iran, DR Congo, Afghanistan, Niger, Ivory Coast, Syria, United States, Kenya.

Tale is ranked 18356 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tales grew by 66.67 per cent to 210 since 2000 and ranked 88336 after elevating 37303 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 59.05 41.27
White 19.05 37.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 9.52 8.73
Black 7.14 8.73
Tale is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Fiji is ahead in terms of density. Around 30058 people have been found who wears Tale as their family name. Tale is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Tale:
2,811 India19,126
Countries with thousands of Tale:
6,165 Ethiopia1,610
1,183 Guatemala1,380
17,633 Philippines1,002
Countries with hundreds of Tale:
902 Papua New Guinea780
14,402 Thailand704
200 Fiji597
24,339 Indonesia491
14,192 South Africa454
21,432 Nigeria431
1,008 Lesotho408
7,326 Cameroon366
5,058 Yemen361
18,067 Iran328
23,908 DR Congo294
3,218 Afghanistan214
4,692 Niger160
7,039 Ivory Coast153
3,731 Syria127
189,505 United States109
23,420 Kenya106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
32,981 Argentina98
43,462 Turkey83
40,832 Tanzania74
15,171 Israel60
1,849 Solomon Islands55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,934 North Macedonia47
1,613 Mozambique36
8,773 Albania35
9,043 Qatar28
27,947 Benin28
13,263 Botswana28
15,017 Iraq26
52,403 Spain24
65,771 Uganda19
133,872 Canada17
18,914 Latvia16
81,699 Australia16
10,375 Taiwan15
106,343 Italy14
18,211 Singapore13
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
12,460 Bosnia and Herzegovina12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
121,952 Malaysia9
306,885 France9
170,599 England9
405,029 Brazil8
14,756 Lebanon8
11,702 China6
29,369 Liberia6
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Tale Namesakes

  • Petar Tale, Norwegian painter
  • Tattle Tale, American musical group that existed between 1992 and 1995
  • Fisher's Tale, Christian folk rock band, based

Tale Namesakes

  • Petar Tale, Norwegian painter
  • Tattle Tale, American musical group that existed between 1992 and 1995
  • Fisher's Tale, Christian folk rock band, based

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