Peale Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Peale Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel,' from residence at a fortified house so termed. There can be no doubt about this derivation. 'Peel, a square tower, a fortress' (Halliwell).
Geoffrey atte Pele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnamePeale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 606 | 1:598,117 | 48,731 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 262 | 1:191,674 | 16,822 |
Peale (35) may also be a first name.
Peale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel,' from residence at a fortified house so termed. There can be no doubt about this derivation. 'Peel, a square tower, a fortress' (Halliwell).
Geoffrey atte Pele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Many old mansions still bear the name of 'the Peel' in the North of England. Peel Castle in Furness is well known, and 110 doubt 'John Peel' of Cumberland hunting celebrity got his name from that spot. The name is still well known in that county. 'Within my recollection almost every old house in, the dales of Rede and Tyne was what is called a peel-house, built for securing the inhabitants and their cattle in moss-trooping times': Archaeologia Aeliana. The surname still keeps to the North. For other variants, v. Peil and Piel.
1541. Roger Pele, parson of Dalton-in-Furness: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1577. Robert Peel, of Blackburn, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.
John Peil in Dumfries, 1792 (Dumfries). A North of England surname, of local origin from residence at or near a peel or fortified farm-house.
V. Peel(e.
(English) Dweller at a fortified residence or small castle; one who came from Peel (fortress), on the Isle of Man.
A fortified farm-house. "Within my recollection, almost every old house in the dales of Rede and Tyne was what is called a peel-house, built for securing the inhabitants and their cattle in moss-trooping times." Archaeologia AEliana i. 246. Many of these border houses are moated for better defence.
Peale Demographics
Average Peale Salary in
United States
$40,759 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peale occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 513,430th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Peale are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Peale is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 35 people.
The surname Peale is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 598,117. In The United States Peale is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Peale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Peale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peale last name grew 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Peale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Peale last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.
The amount Peale earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $40,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.98% less than the national average, earning $37,274 CAD per year.
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