# Ale (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ale/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 663 |
| US rank (2010) | 34,223 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 465,680 people |
| Change since 2000 | +29% (514 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Spanish surname, from Ale, probably a shortening of Alejandro. * As an Italian surname, likely a variant of Aleo. * As an English surname, from Middle English Ale, shortened from several names such as Alice, Allison, etc. * Also as an English surname, variant of Hale. * As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Aal, also shortened from names such as Alewijn, Albert. * As a Nepali surname, from आले (āle). This surname is mostly found in Nepal. Compare Al.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ale in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 26% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 23% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Similar surnames

Ali, Alley, Allee, Aly, Ayala, Aiello, Alloway, Allie, Alli, Ally, Ahl, Aul.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.