Hales Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon 'H(e)alh' meaning 'hollow'. From 'Hale'.
A name used to describe somebody who lived in a 'hollow'or on a dry piece of land.
Discover how your Hales ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 42 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 16 |
| Cambridgeshire | 37 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 104 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 69 |
| Devon | 46 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 40 |
| Essex | 315 |
| Gloucestershire | 44 |
| Hampshire | 102 |
| Herefordshire | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 80 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 69 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 371 |
| Lancashire | 317 |
| Leicestershire | 101 |
| Lincolnshire | 110 |
| London | 972 |
| Middlesex | 124 |
| Northumberland | 30 |
| Norfolk | 202 |
| Northamptonshire | 271 |
| Nottinghamshire | 81 |
| Oxfordshire | 26 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 69 |
| Shropshire | 81 |
| Suffolk | 144 |
| Somerset | 79 |
| Surrey | 151 |
| Sussex | 62 |
| Staffordshire | 385 |
| Warwickshire | 235 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 42 |
| Yorkshire | 182 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 25 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 34 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 61 |
| Dress Maker | 48 |
| Living On Own Means | 43 |
| Scholar | 43 |
| General Servant Domestic | 40 |
| Cook Domestic | 37 |
| Farmer | 24 |
| Bricklayer | 23 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| Domestic Servant | 20 |
| House Maid Domestic | 20 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 20 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 16 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Laundress Wash | 15 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| House Painter | 14 |
| Dressmaker | 13 |
| Nil | 13 |
| Gardener Domestic | 12 |
| Brick Layer | 11 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 10 |
| Tailoress | 10 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hales | 2,299 |
| Mary Hales | 1,979 |
| John Hales | 1,574 |
| Elizabeth Hales | 1,300 |
| George Hales | 1,261 |
| Sarah Hales | 1,144 |
| Thomas Hales | 1,064 |
| James Hales | 895 |
| Charles Hales | 715 |
| Henry Hales | 654 |
| Ann Hales | 598 |
| Jane Hales | 566 |
| Eliza Hales | 506 |
| Edward Hales | 481 |
| Emma Hales | 467 |
| Joseph Hales | 465 |
| Alice Hales | 461 |
| Ellen Hales | 438 |
| Arthur Hales | 421 |
| Robert Hales | 395 |
| Annie Hales | 391 |
| Frederick Hales | 387 |
| Samuel Hales | 373 |
| Alfred Hales | 372 |
| Emily Hales | 348 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hales | 100% | 31,923 |
| 2 | Hulse | 40% | 11,819 |
| 3 | Hiles | 80% | 6,837 |
| 4 | Hayles | 83% | 6,172 |
| 5 | Halse | 60% | 3,939 |
| 6 | Hailes | 83% | 3,761 |
| 7 | Hails | 60% | 2,761 |
| 8 | Heales | 83% | 2,020 |
| 9 | Holes | 80% | 1,634 |
| 10 | Heels | 40% | 974 |
| 11 | Heelis | 50% | 890 |
| 12 | Heelas | 50% | 715 |
| 13 | Heals | 60% | 462 |
| 14 | Hoiles | 67% | 462 |
| 15 | Halles | 83% | 304 |
| 16 | Hules | 80% | 220 |
| 17 | Heeles | 67% | 200 |
| 18 | Hils | 60% | 166 |
| 19 | Hols | 60% | 161 |
| 20 | Hals | 80% | 160 |
| 21 | Hooles | 67% | 143 |
| 22 | Hayls | 60% | 131 |
| 23 | Healas | 67% | 119 |
| 24 | Helas | 60% | 118 |
| 25 | Halis | 80% | 110 |
| 26 | Heles | 80% | 108 |
The surname Hales is the most popular version of all its varients