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 Veale Salary in
United States
$42,922 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Veale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Veale is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Vealé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Veale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Veale is the 66,843rd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 978,063 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Veale are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,595 people, or 1 in 139,676. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Veale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Veale has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 954 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 875 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Veale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Veale last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Veale last name are 11.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.93% being registered with the political 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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