Gale Surname
Approximately 72,553 people bear this surname
Gale Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gaol,' from residence thereby. 'Gayles, gaols' (.Halliwell).
Johanna del Gaylle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes del Gaylle, 1379: ibid.
Johannes del Gayle, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameGale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,844 | 1:16,593 | 2,101 |
| England | 14,609 | 1:3,814 | 509 |
| Australia | 7,483 | 1:3,608 | 509 |
| Iraq | 4,774 | 1:7,336 | 632 |
| Canada | 4,601 | 1:8,008 | 1,183 |
| Philippines | 2,325 | 1:43,543 | 6,970 |
| India | 1,899 | 1:403,931 | 21,347 |
| Colombia | 1,399 | 1:34,149 | 2,067 |
| DR Congo | 1,211 | 1:61,007 | 7,267 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,181 | 1:19,535 | 1,475 |
| Indonesia | 1,070 | 1:123,597 | 12,450 |
| Uganda | 923 | 1:42,296 | 5,338 |
| Wales | 809 | 1:3,825 | 417 |
| Romania | 752 | 1:26,699 | 3,394 |
| New Zealand | 637 | 1:7,109 | 1,208 |
| Slovenia | 594 | 1:4,188 | 780 |
| Brazil | 400 | 1:535,186 | 20,061 |
| Spain | 353 | 1:132,442 | 10,051 |
| South Africa | 340 | 1:159,346 | 17,918 |
| Scotland | 331 | 1:16,175 | 1,995 |
| Kenya | 283 | 1:163,180 | 12,702 |
| Honduras | 269 | 1:32,775 | 1,038 |
| Argentina | 256 | 1:166,966 | 14,042 |
| Guinea | 225 | 1:52,595 | 682 |
| Iran | 223 | 1:344,316 | 23,193 |
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Cameroon | 196 | 1:105,965 | 12,437 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Yemen | 194 | 1:136,213 | 7,085 |
| France | 185 | 1:359,042 | 53,729 |
| Papua New Guinea | 182 | 1:44,801 | 5,515 |
| Ireland | 162 | 1:29,068 | 2,610 |
| Barbados | 157 | 1:1,831 | 353 |
| Turkey | 156 | 1:498,855 | 28,396 |
| Croatia | 153 | 1:27,638 | 5,712 |
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| Jamaica | 122 | 1:23,524 | 1,938 |
| Isle of Man | 113 | 1:759 | 112 |
| Venezuela | 109 | 1:277,102 | 6,584 |
| Northern Ireland | 105 | 1:17,572 | 2,254 |
| Solomon Islands | 95 | 1:6,106 | 881 |
| Niger | 90 | 1:213,245 | 7,073 |
| Panama | 90 | 1:43,470 | 2,227 |
| Afghanistan | 79 | 1:407,002 | 5,660 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 55 | 1:24,800 | 2,724 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Guyana | 43 | 1:17,726 | 2,302 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Palestine | 27 | 1:168,476 | 8,634 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | 1:186,126 | 10,813 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Latvia | 14 | 1:146,432 | 19,676 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Belize | 11 | 1:32,316 | 2,112 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| North Macedonia | 10 | 1:210,147 | 13,835 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 77 | 1:57,531 | 4,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,171 | 1:2,983 | 426 |
| Isle of Man | 359 | 1:151 | 34 |
| Wales | 273 | 1:5,745 | 380 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:36,342 | 2,873 |
| Jersey | 46 | 1:1,128 | 177 |
| Guernsey | 21 | 1:1,555 | 273 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,676 | 1:8,848 | 1,132 |
The alternate forms: Galé (53), Gále (21) & Gāle (1) are calculated separately.
Gale (66,767) may also be a first name.
Gale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gaol,' from residence thereby. 'Gayles, gaols' (.Halliwell).
Johanna del Gaylle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes del Gaylle, 1379: ibid.
Johannes del Gayle, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Gayle, 1379: ibid.
1696. Married — Edward Fewtrill and Martha Gale: St. Mary Aldermary London).
(English) Gay, Lively; Wanton [Old English gál: cp. Gaillard] (Anglo-Fr,-Latin) Dweller by a Gaol [Middle English gale, Old French gaole, a prison, cage; Low Latin gabiola; from Latin cavea, a cave] (Scandinavian) Dweller at a Glen or Narrow Passage [Old Norse geil]
(Welsh, English) Dweller near a jail; a gay or lively person.
A Scottish Highlander. Gale. H.R. See, however, Gael.
A Gael or Scot; a stranger. Fingal, the white stranger, Dugal, the black stranger, alluding to the complexion or color of the hair. The root of Gall, or Gaul, is Hal, the sun, from which we have Gal, Gel, Gl, brilliant, bright, glorious. Greek,; Welsh, haul, Cornish British, houl, the sun. Ge, brilliant, and haul; Gehaul, Gaul, the ancient name of France—still called "sunny France."
Lower says Gale signifies a Scottish Highlander, but that the Gaels of Charlton-Kings co. Gloucester, have written themselves, at various periods, Galle, Gale, Gael, and originally De Gales. This may either refer to Calais or Wales, which latter, in Anglo-Norman times, was known as Galles or Gales. In local compounds the vocable kall is often corrupted to gale.
Probably from gail, ‘a foreigner', a name given by the natives to strangers who settled in the island.
Also possibly of Anglo-Norman origin. 'The Burkes of Gallstown and Balmontin, County Kilkenny, who descended from the Red Earl of Ulster, look the name of Gall, or “foreigner,” and the Stapletons, of Westmeath, took that of Mac an Ghaill' .
(English), Gael or Scot. le Gall (Armoric), the Frenchman.
A location name in Devon, Lancashire Or Gayle, Yorkshire.
Gale: is Gael, an Irish Scott.
Gale Demographics
Average Male Gale Height
177.32 cm
Average Female Gale Height
162.37 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻠﻪ, Hindi: गले, Marathi: गाळे, Oriya: ଗାେଲ, Russian: Гале) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as: Galé, Gále or Gāle. For other potential spellings of Gale click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,836th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 100,444 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Gale reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gale is also the 14,454th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 66,767 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 21,844 people, or 1 in 16,593. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 138 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Gale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gale surname rose 385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 321 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 210 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gale surname is primarily Anglican (61%) in Ireland and Muslim (78%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gale surname are 9.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.95% registered with the party.
The amount Gale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning 393,275 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.47% more than the national average, earning R 369,444 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.73% less than the national average, earning $17,314,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $45,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gale in the Hindi language | ||
| गले | gale | 73.08 |
| गाले | gale | 26.92 |
| Gale in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାେଲ | gaela | 60 |
| ଗେଲ | gela | 34.29 |
| େଗଲ | egala | 5.71 |
| Gale in the Marathi language | ||
| गाळे | gale | 52.61 |
| गाले | gale | 33.01 |
| गळे | gale | 9.86 |
| गले | gale | 1.66 |
| गेाळे | geale | 1.15 |
| इ्गळे | igale | 0.34 |
| घाळे | ghale | 0.23 |
| ग़ाले | gale | 0.11 |
| उगले | ugale | 0.11 |
| गाला | gala | 0.11 |
| गाळेे | galee | 0.11 |
| Gale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻠﻪ | qlh | 33.33 |
| ﻛﺎﻟﻲ | kaly | 33.33 |
| ﻛﺎﻝ | kal | 33.33 |
| Gale in the Russian language | ||
| Гале | gale | - |
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