How common is the surname Ales?

623 people in the United States had the surname Ales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 495,579 Americans. It ranked 35,993rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ales?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ales identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Ales most common?

Wikidata records people named Ales in the United States.

Is the surname Ales getting more or less common?

Less common. 839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 623 in 2010, down 26%.

Is Ales also a first name?

Yes. Ales is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ales

An Italian surname, carried by 623 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A420 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ales is more common than 77.8% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Ales, a regional variant of Alessi. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovene Aleš. * Borrowed from Spanish Ales.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 623 people named Ales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 495,579 Americans. That is down 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 839.

#35,993

rank among US surnames

623

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-25.7%

change since 2000 (was #27,128)

Who is named Ales

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Ales identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Two or more races 2.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aless

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Ales
American actor, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ales

Ales has the Soundex code A420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A420.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ales come from?: Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Ales, a regional variant of Alessi. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovene Aleš. * Borrowed from Spanish Ales.
How common is the surname Ales?: 623 people in the United States had the surname Ales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 495,579 Americans. It ranked 35,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ales?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ales identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ales?: John Ales, American actor.
Where is the surname Ales most common?: Wikidata records people named Ales in the United States.
Is the surname Ales getting more or less common?: Less common. 839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 623 in 2010, down 26%.
Is Ales also a first name?: Yes. Ales is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.