Vail Surname
Approximately 17,528 people bear this surname
Vail Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the vale' (Middle English val, French val), from residence therein; compare French Duval.
Eustace del Val, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh de la Val, Northumberland, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameVail Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,544 | 1:24,922 | 3,132 |
| Canada | 1,149 | 1:32,068 | 4,169 |
| Guatemala | 827 | 1:19,447 | 1,566 |
| England | 400 | 1:139,295 | 13,567 |
| Australia | 175 | 1:154,261 | 16,255 |
| India | 106 | 1:7,236,466 | 158,262 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 309 | 1:78,885 | 8,522 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,390 | 1:11,439 | 1,492 |
The alternate forms: Vaíl (2) are calculated separately.
Vail (940) may also be a first name.
Vail Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the vale' (Middle English val, French val), from residence therein; compare French Duval.
Eustace del Val, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh de la Val, Northumberland, ibid.
John del Vale, armorir, 18 Edward I: Freemen of York.
Robert de la Vale, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Hugh de la Vale, Northumberland. ibid.
Ralph du Val, Guernsey, ibid.
1655. Baptised — George, son of Godfrey Vale: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1792. Married — John Vale and Mary Fielder: St. George, Hanover Square.
Curtailed from (Mac)vail, which see.
The Northumberland family of Delaval took their name from the Castle of La Val in the Lower Marne Valley (Mawer, p. 173). About 1190 Gilbert de la Val witnessed a charter by William de Hauekeristone of certain lands in the territory of Innerwick to the Abbey of Kelso (Kelso, 250). About thirty years later the same or a succeeding Gilbert de Lauelle witnessed a charter by Robert de Schottun to the same abbey (ibid., 336). A third Gilbert de Laual, c. 1280 witnessed a confirmation charter by Walter de Bolbech "quoddam heremitorium quod vocatur Merchingleie" (ibid., 265). William de la vale was chancellor and chamberlain of Berwick-on-Tweed, 1364 (Bain, III, 105).
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller in a Vale [Middle English val(e, French val, Latin vall-is, valley] Robert de la Vale.—Plac. de quo Warr-, A.D. 1292.
(English, Scottish) Dweller in the valley.
A valley, a low ground. Johnson designates this a poetical word.
Local. Low land between hills, a valley.
(Dutch.) A hawk, a falcon.
Vale is an old Leominster name. The bailiffs or mayors in 1611, 1780, 1800, and 1826, bore this name (T.).
Vail Demographics
Average Vail Salary in
United States
$44,119 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vail Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vail Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vail (Hindi: वैल, Marathi: वाईल, Russian: Ваил) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Vaíl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vail? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 30,469th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 415,766 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Vail are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 263,594th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 940 people.
Vail is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 14,544 people, or 1 in 24,922. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Guatemala, where 5 percent live.
Vail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vail surname grew 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vail Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Vail surname are 12.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.9% registered with the party.
The amount Vail earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $50,360 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaíl | 92 | 2 | / |
| Vasil | 89 | 3,151 | / |
| Vaile | 89 | 1,310 | / |
| Vaitl | 89 | 331 | / |
| Vaill | 89 | 324 | / |
| Vatil | 89 | 72 | / |
| Vayil | 89 | 27 | / |
| Vajil | 89 | 17 | / |
| Vaijl | 89 | 7 | / |
| Vacil | 89 | 6 | / |
| Vaild | 89 | 5 | / |
| Vaiel | 89 | 3 | / |
| Vaiul | 89 | 3 | / |
| Vaihl | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vaial | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vaiol | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vaail | 89 | 1 | / |
| Val | 86 | 30,857 | / |
| Vaille | 80 | 1,045 | / |
| Vassil | 80 | 531 | / |
| Vailhe | 80 | 220 | / |
| Vaihal | 80 | 78 | / |
| Vayile | 80 | 39 | / |
| Vaihel | 80 | 34 | / |
| Vasill | 80 | 31 | / |
| Vhaile | 80 | 24 | / |
| Vaisle | 80 | 14 | / |
| Vattil | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vachil | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vaisel | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vaiele | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vaisil | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vasiel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vaicel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vaiile | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vaitel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vajile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaggil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaiill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaasil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veatil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vayill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaiule | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vahial | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vasilė | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaihul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaheil | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vahiel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vaucil | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vale | 75 | 94,643 | / |
| Vall | 75 | 33,275 | / |
| Viel | 75 | 15,092 | / |
| Veal | 75 | 13,651 | / |
| Bail | 75 | 13,141 | / |
| Wail | 75 | 4,816 | / |
| Fail | 75 | 2,763 | / |
| Vahl | 75 | 2,564 | / |
| Vile | 75 | 2,349 | / |
| Vaal | 75 | 1,585 | / |
| Veil | 75 | 1,428 | / |
| Valt | 75 | 1,017 | / |
| Vald | 75 | 979 | / |
| Valh | 75 | 917 | / |
| Vael | 75 | 725 | / |
| Hval | 75 | 625 | / |
| Vaul | 75 | 235 | / |
| Valø | 75 | 212 | / |
| Vayl | 75 | 146 | / |
| Voil | 75 | 119 | / |
| Vhal | 75 | 53 | / |
| Valp | 75 | 31 | / |
| Vasl | 75 | 28 | / |
| Vual | 75 | 17 | / |
| Vuil | 75 | 13 | / |
| Vgal | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vitl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vatl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vgil | 75 | 2 | / |
| Valė | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vilh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vhil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vajl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vijl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vfal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vailova | 73 | 23 | / |
| Vassill | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vaissel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaitelė | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaihult | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaihole | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaihale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valle | 67 | 290,323 | / |
| Fasil | 67 | 46,070 | / |
| Basil | 67 | 16,838 | / |
| Vayal | 67 | 14,084 | / |
| Veale | 67 | 7,451 | / |
| Baile | 67 | 6,657 | / |
| Ville | 67 | 6,320 | / |
| Vijil | 67 | 3,614 | / |
| Vahul | 67 | 2,664 | / |
| Fajil | 67 | 2,613 | / |
| Vasel | 67 | 2,478 | / |
| Bhail | 67 | 2,282 | / |
| Faile | 67 | 1,851 | / |
| Faisl | 67 | 1,833 | / |
| Valhe | 67 | 1,628 | / |
| Vitel | 67 | 1,551 | / |
| Bajil | 67 | 1,532 | / |
| Batil | 67 | 1,300 | / |
| Bacil | 67 | 931 | / |
| Faial | 67 | 927 | / |
| Vatel | 67 | 901 | / |
| Vahal | 67 | 791 | / |
| Veile | 67 | 705 | / |
| Visel | 67 | 618 | / |
| Waile | 67 | 545 | / |
| Facil | 67 | 466 | / |
| Vicil | 67 | 454 | / |
| Vhale | 67 | 435 | / |
| Veall | 67 | 422 | / |
| Voitl | 67 | 418 | / |
| Vajal | 67 | 413 | / |
| Vasle | 67 | 398 | / |
| Bayil | 67 | 372 | / |
| Veitl | 67 | 371 | / |
| Vagli | 67 | 334 | / |
| Veihl | 67 | 314 | / |
| Vajul | 67 | 291 | / |
| Åvall | 67 | 277 | / |
| Vahyl | 67 | 266 | / |
| Vaule | 67 | 257 | / |
| Fhail | 67 | 243 | / |
| Faill | 67 | 228 | / |
| Vijal | 67 | 217 | / |
| Hvaal | 67 | 194 | / |
| Fayil | 67 | 192 | / |
| Vatyl | 67 | 174 | / |
| Vejil | 67 | 161 | / |
| Phail | 67 | 145 | / |
| Vetil | 67 | 144 | / |
| Vuale | 67 | 143 | / |
| Vayle | 67 | 141 | / |
| Baill | 67 | 120 | / |
| Viyol | 67 | 114 | / |
| Voile | 67 | 111 | / |
| Waitl | 67 | 102 | / |
| Vaale | 67 | 93 | / |
| Wajil | 67 | 92 | / |
| Vahlh | 67 | 92 | / |
| Veiel | 67 | 88 | / |
| Baiel | 67 | 86 | / |
| Viell | 67 | 84 | / |
| Waill | 67 | 82 | / |
| Veyil | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hvale | 67 | 69 | / |
| Valdt | 67 | 68 | / |
| Vasyl | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vielh | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vicel | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wayil | 67 | 47 | / |
| Faijl | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vitil | 67 | 41 | / |
| Faitl | 67 | 41 | / |
| Vejal | 67 | 39 | / |
| Vaalt | 67 | 38 | / |
| Baitl | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hvalt | 67 | 36 | / |
| Baiol | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vallø | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vehal | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vijle | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vhile | 67 | 30 | / |
| Waiel | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fatil | 67 | 26 | / |
| Viiol | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vithl | 67 | 24 | / |
| Voill | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vallt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Visil | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vayel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pfail | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hvile | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vilhe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baisl | 67 | 16 | / |
| Øvald | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hvall | 67 | 14 | / |
| Veill | 67 | 13 | / |
| Visle | 67 | 13 | / |
| Faiol | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vacel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vajol | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwail | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baial | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baail | 67 | 11 | / |
| Valdø | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vecil | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vuhal | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vajel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vijol | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vijel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Viyal | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waisl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baiil | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vioal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Øvall | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veyal | 67 | 6 | / |
| Faiel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Valtt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voilt | 67 | 5 | / |
| D'Val | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faail | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uacil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vuyal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaytl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hvalø | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vayul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Valzs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veilp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vautl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voiil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voyil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vesil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baijl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vayol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vittl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waail | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waial | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajjl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaell | 67 | 1 | / |
| V'All | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veahl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veattill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaujl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vheal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vielė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vétil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vujil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vojal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijtl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whail | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voild | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voiel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaulh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaull | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vauel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bailt | 67 | 0 | / |
Vail Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vail in the Hindi language | ||
| वैल | vaila | 90.48 |
| वईल | va'ila | 9.52 |
| Vail in the Marathi language | ||
| वाईल | va'ila | 50 |
| वैल | vaila | 40.35 |
| वाईळ | va'ila | 8.77 |
| Vail in the Russian language | ||
| Ваил | vail | - |
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Vail Reference & Research
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