How common is the surname Hale?

86,618 people in the United States had the surname Hale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,564 Americans. It ranked 362nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hale?

Lucy Hale, American actress and singer (born 1989), followed by George Ellery Hale.

Where is the surname Hale most common?

Wikidata records people named Hale in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hale getting more or less common?

More common. 82,955 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 86,618 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Hale also a first name?

Yes. Hale 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 Hale

An English place surname, carried by 86,618 people in the United States.

Pronounced /heɪl/ 1 syllable Soundex H400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hale is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

* As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”). * Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain. * As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.

Hale is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 86,618 people named Hale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,564 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 82,955.

#362

rank among US surnames

86,618

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #338)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#353	Moran	88,615	3,484
#354	Parks	88,586	3,485
#355	Steele	88,230	3,499
#356	Vaughn	88,060	3,506
#357	Becker	87,859	3,514
#358	Holt	87,531	3,527
#359	Deleon	87,414	3,532

Who is named Hale

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

82% of people named Hale identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hales

38 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucy Hale
American actress and singer (born 1989)
George Ellery Hale
American astronomer (1868-1938)
Tony Hale
American actor, born 1970
Barbara Hale
American actress (1922–2017)
Edward Everett Hale
American author, historian and Unitarian minister (1822-1909)
Georgia Hale
American silent film actress (1905–1985)
Alan Hale, Jr.
American actor (1921–1990)
Alan Hale
Actor, film director (1892-1950)
Creighton Hale
American actor (1882–1965)
Ellen Day Hale
American Impressionist painter (1855-1940)
Kenneth L. Hale
American linguist, 1934–2001
Jean Hale
American actress (1938–2021)

Notable Hales come mostly from the United States (36), Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hale

Hale has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hale come from?: * As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”). * Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain. * As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.
How common is the surname Hale?: 86,618 people in the United States had the surname Hale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,564 Americans. It ranked 362nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hale?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Hale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hale?: Lucy Hale, American actress and singer (born 1989), followed by George Ellery Hale.
Where is the surname Hale most common?: Wikidata records people named Hale in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hale?: Hale is /heɪl/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Hale?: Hale is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Hale getting more or less common?: More common. 82,955 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 86,618 in 2010, up 4.4%.
Is Hale also a first name?: Yes. Hale 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.