Veale Surname
Approximately 7,451 people bear this surname
Veale Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the veal,' i.e. the calf. Middle English veel, Old French veel, 'a calfe or veale.'
Thomas le Veyle, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger le Vel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
John le Vele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameVeale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,595 | 1:139,676 | 14,548 |
| England | 1,835 | 1:30,364 | 4,070 |
| Australia | 997 | 1:27,077 | 3,683 |
| Ireland | 507 | 1:9,288 | 1,259 |
| Canada | 504 | 1:73,106 | 8,302 |
| New Zealand | 379 | 1:11,948 | 2,078 |
| South Africa | 218 | 1:248,522 | 25,292 |
| Wales | 210 | 1:14,736 | 1,610 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:5,364 | 1,196 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 288 | 1:15,381 | 1,950 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,246 | 1:19,563 | 2,801 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 272 | 1:184,628 | 16,354 |
The alternate forms: Vealé (2) are calculated separately.
Veale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the veal,' i.e. the calf. Middle English veel, Old French veel, 'a calfe or veale.'
Thomas le Veyle, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger le Vel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
John le Vele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Robert le Veel, Close Rolls, 25 Edward I.
Hubert le Veyil. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
1576. Edward Veele, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1576. Thomas Veale, Lincolnshire: ibid.
1673. Baptised — Margaret, d. Thomas Veale: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1700. Married — James Hall and Martha Veall: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Calf [Middle Englishveel,vel(e, etc., O.F. véel, viel (French veau); Latin vitell-us, little call (a term of endearment), diminutive of vitul-us, bull-calf] Roger le Vel.—Hundred Rolls 2 for Viel(e, q.v.
A Norman name gaelicized in Co. Waterford as de Bhial (recte le) formerly also Calfe. Bibl; MIF 236
1. In old records Le Veal. Old French, "the calf." 2. In some cases probably from Old French Le Viel, "the old," to distinguish the individual from a younger man of the same baptismal name. H.R. The form Viel is still found in Lond. Direct.
Richard Veale was mayor of Truro in 1679; and in 1797 Richard Veall, aged 88, was buried in St. Hilary (P.). A family of Veale resided at St. Stephens, in this county, in the time of Cromwell (Worth's "Tavistock Records.").
Veale Demographics
Average Male Veale Height
177.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Veale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veale occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as: Vealé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Veale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 66,843rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 978,063 people. Veale occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Veale live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,595 people, or 1 in 139,676. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Veale is found in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Veale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Veale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Veale last name expanded 954 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 875 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Veale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Veale last name are 11.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.93% registered with the party.
The amount Veale earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.17% more than the national average, earning R 354,480 per year; in United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,514 CAD per year.
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Veale Reference & Research
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