Dale Surname
Approximately 110,611 people bear this surname
Dale Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.
Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameDale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40,614 | 1:8,924 | 1,079 |
| England | 22,610 | 1:2,464 | 317 |
| Yemen | 9,034 | 1:2,925 | 448 |
| Australia | 8,920 | 1:3,026 | 417 |
| India | 5,203 | 1:147,428 | 9,342 |
| Canada | 4,821 | 1:7,643 | 1,116 |
| Norway | 3,523 | 1:1,460 | 122 |
| New Zealand | 1,543 | 1:2,935 | 437 |
| Iraq | 1,205 | 1:29,064 | 1,431 |
| Scotland | 977 | 1:5,480 | 914 |
| Iran | 891 | 1:86,176 | 8,704 |
| Indonesia | 884 | 1:149,603 | 14,711 |
| South Africa | 818 | 1:66,232 | 8,302 |
| Jamaica | 792 | 1:3,624 | 520 |
| Brazil | 629 | 1:340,341 | 13,066 |
| Wales | 616 | 1:5,024 | 547 |
| Venezuela | 601 | 1:50,256 | 2,498 |
| DR Congo | 575 | 1:128,486 | 13,821 |
| Northern Ireland | 533 | 1:3,462 | 691 |
| Ivory Coast | 523 | 1:44,113 | 2,826 |
| Nigeria | 510 | 1:347,339 | 18,795 |
| Philippines | 493 | 1:205,351 | 32,280 |
| Italy | 450 | 1:135,904 | 21,738 |
| Zimbabwe | 411 | 1:37,563 | 5,822 |
| Papua New Guinea | 306 | 1:26,646 | 2,986 |
| Syria | 295 | 1:65,427 | 2,975 |
| France | 265 | 1:250,652 | 38,735 |
| Cameroon | 250 | 1:83,076 | 10,122 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Romania | 184 | 1:109,119 | 12,269 |
| Spain | 179 | 1:261,185 | 16,468 |
| Ireland | 137 | 1:34,372 | 2,882 |
| Thailand | 136 | 1:519,400 | 90,176 |
| Singapore | 98 | 1:56,201 | 2,231 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Niger | 64 | 1:299,875 | 9,026 |
| Isle of Man | 61 | 1:1,407 | 240 |
| Denmark | 59 | 1:95,673 | 9,081 |
| Netherlands | 58 | 1:291,158 | 35,264 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Latvia | 49 | 1:41,838 | 6,373 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Solomon Islands | 44 | 1:13,182 | 2,418 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Haiti | 38 | 1:281,155 | 9,538 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Cambodia | 36 | 1:430,198 | 3,994 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Honduras | 25 | 1:352,658 | 2,892 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| El Salvador | 22 | 1:288,359 | 2,375 |
| Hong Kong | 22 | 1:333,431 | 3,127 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Palestine | 17 | 1:267,579 | 10,328 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 346 | 1:12,803 | 1,715 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11,943 | 1:2,041 | 289 |
| Scotland | 612 | 1:6,116 | 886 |
| Wales | 126 | 1:12,448 | 758 |
| Guernsey | 14 | 1:2,333 | 390 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,602 | 1:7,607 | 974 |
The alternate forms: Dalè (16), Dalé (11) & Dāle (1) are calculated separately.
Dale (568,865) may also be a first name.
Dale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.
Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de la Dale, Suffolk, ibid.
Richard del Dale, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Thomas del Dale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus del Dale, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus at Dale, 1379: ibid.
Johannes at Dale, 1379: ibid.
1545. Married — Water (Walter) Marlar and Mary Dale: St. Antnolin (London).
1567. — Thomas Dale and Christyan Hobkyns: St. Dionis Backchurch.
Local, Johannes de Dale was charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26), Syme of Daile and Jok of Dail of the Newtoun occur in Ayrshire, 1470 (Prestwick, p. 4, 5), and John Daill in Fouldaine, 1653 (Lauder).
(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at the Dale or Valley [Old English dæl = Old Norse dal-r]
(English) Dweller in the valley.
A valley. The medieval form was At Dale, softened afterwards to A'Dale, as often found in parish registers of the XVI. cent., and widely renowned through the ballad of Robin Hood and Allin a'Dale. In the H.R. we find De Dale, and De la Dale.
Nearly synonymous; a bushy vale; low ground, with ground ascending around it.
From the Swedish, Dahl; from the Danish, Dall; from the French, Dailly, Daly; a personal name.
Dale: (Old Norse dalr): Swaledale, Nithsdale, Borowdale. But Dalton does not signify the tun in the dale, but the tun divided in two by a brook. In one of the Robin Hood ballads we have: “‘By the faith of my body,’ then said the young man, 'My name it is Allan a Dale.’”
Dale is often “dall"; Tindall stands for Tyne-dale. Udall is the yew-dale. Sometimes Dale is corrupted into “dow” or “daw,” as Lindow or Lindaw.
Dale Demographics
Average Male Dale Height
176.62 cm
Average Female Dale Height
162.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dale (Arabic: دايل, Bengali: দালে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻝ, Hindi: दले, Marathi: दळे, Oriya: ଦାେଲ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dalè, Dalé or Dāle. For other potential spellings of Dale click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,115th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 65,884 people. Dale occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Dale are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dale is also the 1,756th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 568,865 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 40,614 people, or 1 in 8,924. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 128 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Yemen, where 8 percent live.
Dale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dale surname rose 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 489 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dale surname is chiefly Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Dale last name are 13.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.58% being registered with the party.
The amount Dale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning 351,909 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,231 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.99% more than the national average, earning R 382,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 65.29% less than the national average, earning $7,879,770 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $54,572 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dale in the Bengali language | ||
| দালে | dale | - |
| Dale in the Marathi language | ||
| दळे | dale | 78.32 |
| डाळे | dale | 13.91 |
| दाळे | dale | 2.5 |
| दले | dale | 2.2 |
| डाले | dale | 1.6 |
| दाले | dale | 0.47 |
| डले | dale | 0.35 |
| डेाळे | deale | 0.09 |
| ढाळे | dhale | 0.09 |
| ढाले | dhale | 0.09 |
| डळे | dale | 0.06 |
| दऴे | dale | 0.03 |
| ़दळे | dale | 0.03 |
| डाळॆ | dale | 0.03 |
| डाळ | dala | 0.03 |
| दळॆ | dale | 0.03 |
| ढले | dhale | 0.03 |
| दळ | dala | 0.03 |
| Dale in the Hindi language | ||
| दले | dale | 53.16 |
| डाले | dale | 39.47 |
| दाले | dale | 6.84 |
| डले | dale | 0.53 |
| Dale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻝ | dal | 42.86 |
| ﺩﺍﻟﻰ | daly | 14.29 |
| ﺩﺍﻟﻪ | dalh | 14.29 |
| ﻫﻴﺪﺍﻟﻪ | hydalh | 14.29 |
| ﺩﻟﻰ | dly | 14.29 |
| Dale in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାେଲ | daela | 34.5 |
| ଡାେଲ | daela | 22.22 |
| ଡେଲ | dela | 16.37 |
| ଦେଲ | dela | 13.45 |
| ଦେଳ | dela | 11.11 |
| ଡାେଳ | daela | 1.75 |
| ଦାେଳ | daela | 0.58 |
| Dale in the Arabic language | ||
| دايل | dayl | - |
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