Peale Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Peale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6061:598,11748,731
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Peel(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a fortified residence or small castle; one who came from Peel (fortress), on the Isle of Man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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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Pealer91645/
Pejale91230/
Pealey9182/
Peales9116/
Pealez9114/
Pealee917/
Pealle913/
Peasle913/
Pealie912/
Peaule911/
Pehale911/
Pale89110,837/
Pele8911,408/
Peal896,154/
Peasley832,714/
Peaslee832,177/
Pealler8311/
Peasler836/
Pealleh835/
Peatley834/
Peattle833/
Pehales833/
Peahler832/
Peaslle831/
Peyalet831/
Peaoler830/
Peasles830/
Palei8060,105/
Patle8058,064/
Palle8043,221/
Pelle8014,402/
Paule8013,352/
Paler8010,648/
Paley808,799/
Peele806,581/
Peled805,735/
Phale805,368/
Pelei804,132/
Peleh803,552/
Phele803,288/
Pales802,834/
Paile802,811/
Palej802,567/
Palet802,389/
Palee802,326/
Pehal801,919/
Pelea801,664/
Peley801,494/
Peyal801,473/
Pelet801,447/
Piele801,417/
Peles801,153/
Pehle801,127/
Pasle801,082/
Paled80997/
Palea80920/
Pelep80718/
Paleh80631/
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Peall80506/
Pelez80501/
Paleu80482/
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Peler80451/
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Palie80373/
Payle80331/
Peile80268/
Paale80149/
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Pauley7315,244/
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