Origins of the Hale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 144North West 390Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 562East Midlands 143West Midlands 1430East 743London 2084South East 944South West 1268South Wales 694Mid Wales 22West Wales 1North Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hales lived in london

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    19,000 Hale Travel & migration records
    100,000 Hales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hale

    How common is your surname?

    431st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hale surname. The oldest one dates back to 1539.

    Who were Hales most likely to marry?

    Hall Or Hale Or Hulls

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    What are the most common Hale first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hales

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Hales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    488

    Laundress

    370

    Domestic Servant

    279

    General Servant

    217

    General Servant Domestic

    217

    Common male occupations for Hales in 1921

    Coal Miner

    699

    Agricultural Labourer

    549

    General Labourer

    407

    Carpenter

    342

    Farm Labourer

    283

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