Whale Surname
Approximately 5,651 people bear this surname
Whale Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the whale,' probably affixed like Oliphant, i.e. the elephant, on account of the ponderous and ungainly build of the bearer.
Thomas Wal, Oxfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph le Wal, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWhale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,772 | 1:20,100 | 2,847 |
| Australia | 913 | 1:29,568 | 3,975 |
| New Zealand | 546 | 1:8,294 | 1,412 |
| United States | 395 | 1:917,618 | 68,923 |
| Canada | 320 | 1:115,142 | 12,242 |
| Pakistan | 144 | 1:1,240,583 | 14,646 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Wales | 67 | 1:46,187 | 4,386 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,657 | 1:14,711 | 2,191 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
Whale (72) may also be a first name.
Whale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the whale,' probably affixed like Oliphant, i.e. the elephant, on account of the ponderous and ungainly build of the bearer.
Thomas Wal, Oxfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph le Wal, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Thomas le Whal, 31 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Philemon Whale, Pat. Roll, 19 Elizabeth pt.
1613. Richard Whale (Essex) and Mary Drywood: Marriage Lic. (London).
1642. Baptised — Marye, d. William Whale: St. James, Clerkenwell.
— Buried — Alice, wife of William Whale: ibid.
Now a rare surname if it still exists. Of local origin from the place named Le Whele in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 191). The Whele was the name of one of the five churches in the parish of Castleton, near the Whele (or Wheel) Causey, a supposed Roman road, from which it got its name. Thomas Whaill is recorded in Yetham, 1684 (Peebles CR.), Andrew Whale was schoolmaster in Stitchell, 1722 (Stitchill, p. 183), and his son, Lancelot Whale became rector of the Grammar School of Kelso (Heirs, 474), and schoolmaster to Sir Walter Scott. Robert Whale, son of Lancelot, became a surgeon in the army.
(English) 1 a nickname (from the Whale) for a ponderous individual (the name Whalebelly is also said to exist) [Old English hwœl] Thomas le Whal.—Cal. Geneal., A.D. 1303.
2 Bold, Forward [Old English hwœl, hwal(l] 3 for Wale, q.v.
1. See Wale. 2, A sobriquet allusive to largeness of person. Whalebelly is a recognized surname.
The same as the Old German names Walo, Wala, Old Norse Vali; from German wale, Anglo-Saxon weal, walh, a stranger; Old Norse vali, id. The name Wale is traced in Irish records to the fourteenth century.
Whale Demographics
Whale Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Whale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whale (Marathi: हाले) is most common in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 85,359th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,289,603 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Whale are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. Whale is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 72 people.
Whale is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,772 people, or 1 in 20,100. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and Hampshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England Whale occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.
Whale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whale has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 335 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 786 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Whale last name is chiefly Anglican (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whale last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Whale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 59.17% more than the national average, earning 550,841 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.19% more than the national average, earning R 366,420 per year; in United States they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $42,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $56,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Whale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Whale in the Marathi language | ||
| हाले | hale | 94.44 |
| वेहळे | vehale | 5.56 |
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