Dale Surname

5,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.

Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Dale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States40,6141:8,9241,079
England22,6101:2,464317
Yemen9,0341:2,925448
Australia8,9201:3,026417
India5,2031:147,4289,342
Canada4,8211:7,6431,116
Norway3,5231:1,460122
New Zealand1,5431:2,935437
Iraq1,2051:29,0641,431
Scotland9771:5,480914
Iran8911:86,1768,704
Indonesia8841:149,60314,711
South Africa8181:66,2328,302
Jamaica7921:3,624520
Brazil6291:340,34113,066
Wales6161:5,024547
Venezuela6011:50,2562,498
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
Northern Ireland5331:3,462691
Ivory Coast5231:44,1132,826
Nigeria5101:347,33918,795
Philippines4931:205,35132,280
Italy4501:135,90421,738
Zimbabwe4111:37,5635,822
Papua New Guinea3061:26,6462,986
Syria2951:65,4272,975
France2651:250,65238,735
Cameroon2501:83,07610,122
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Romania1841:109,11912,269
Spain1791:261,18516,468
Ireland1371:34,3722,882
Thailand1361:519,40090,176
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Niger641:299,8759,026
Isle of Man611:1,407240
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Latvia491:41,8386,373
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Solomon Islands441:13,1822,418
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Cambodia361:430,1983,994
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Jersey341:2,918527
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Honduras251:352,6582,892
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Bermuda221:2,967463
El Salvador221:288,3592,375
Hong Kong221:333,4313,127
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
China211:65,110,5513,537
Panama211:186,2985,509
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Palestine171:267,57910,328
Austria151:567,69652,281
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Albania111:264,91415,006
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3461:12,8031,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,9431:2,041289
Scotland6121:6,116886
Wales1261:12,448758
Guernsey141:2,333390
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6021:7,607974

The alternate forms: Dalè (16), Dalé (11) & Dāle (1) are calculated separately.

Dale (568,865) may also be a first name.

Dale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.

Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de la Dale, Suffolk, ibid.

Richard del Dale, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Thomas del Dale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus del Dale, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus at Dale, 1379: ibid.

Johannes at Dale, 1379: ibid.

1545. Married — Water (Walter) Marlar and Mary Dale: St. Antnolin (London).

1567. — Thomas Dale and Christyan Hobkyns: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Local, Johannes de Dale was charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26), Syme of Daile and Jok of Dail of the Newtoun occur in Ayrshire, 1470 (Prestwick, p. 4, 5), and John Daill in Fouldaine, 1653 (Lauder).

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

(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at the Dale or Valley [Old English dæl = Old Norse dal-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in the valley.

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

A valley. The medieval form was At Dale, softened afterwards to A'Dale, as often found in parish registers of the XVI. cent., and widely renowned through the ballad of Robin Hood and Allin a'Dale. In the H.R. we find De Dale, and De la Dale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nearly synonymous; a bushy vale; low ground, with ground ascending around it.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Swedish, Dahl; from the Danish, Dall; from the French, Dailly, Daly; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dale: (Old Norse dalr): Swaledale, Nithsdale, Borowdale. But Dalton does not signify the tun in the dale, but the tun divided in two by a brook. In one of the Robin Hood ballads we have: “‘By the faith of my body,’ then said the young man, 'My name it is Allan a Dale.’”

Dale is often “dall"; Tindall stands for Tyne-dale. Udall is the yew-dale. Sometimes Dale is corrupted into “dow” or “daw,” as Lindow or Lindaw.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Dale Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dale Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dale (Arabic: دايل, Bengali: দালে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻝ, Hindi: दले, Marathi: दळे, Oriya: ଦାେଲ) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Dalè, Dalé or Dāle. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,115th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 65,884 people. The last name Dale is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Dale live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dale is also the 1,756th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 568,865 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 40,614 people, or 1 in 8,924. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 128 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Yemen, where 8 percent are found.

Dale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dale last name expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 489 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dale last name is principally Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Dale last name are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.58% registered with the party.

The amount Dale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning 351,909 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,231 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.99% more than the national average, earning R 382,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 65.29% less than the national average, earning $7,879,770 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $54,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalè9216/
Dalé9211/
Dāle921/
Dalei8997,999/
Daley8967,840/
Dalle8924,468/
Dhale8919,128/
Dahle897,391/
Dales897,328/
Daule891,560/
Daler891,405/
Deale891,373/
Dalea891,146/
Dalet89882/
Dalie89715/
Daile89612/
Dayle89610/
Daele89579/
Dalee89340/
Dalge89241/
Dasle89235/
Daleh89212/
Daleu89119/
Dalez89119/
Daale89118/
Dalep89105/
Daled89100/
Dalhe8946/
Dalej8928/
Dgale8924/
Dajle897/
Datle896/
Ådale895/
Tdale894/
Dalje893/
Daíle891/
Dıale891/
Dal86183,565/
Dailey8045,399/
Dahale8011,142/
Dalley806,158/
Dahule802,719/
Dalieh802,410/
Dallet801,918/
Dayile801,795/
Dayley801,216/
Daller801,084/
Dhalee801,023/
Dealey80617/
Dalles80600/
Dahleh80591/
Daleep80524/
Dauler80447/
Daulet80430/
Dujale80428/
Dasler80380/
Daille80362/
Datler80358/
Dalleh80347/
Daulle80330/
Dailes80282/
Dhaley80256/
Dayele80215/
Dahley80210/
Dayale80188/
Dauley80183/
Dallei80170/
Dailer80140/
Dehale80130/
Dhaler80123/
Daleas80117/
Dealer80113/
Dalesh80110/
Doyale80103/
Dauleu80102/
Daeley8098/
Dahles8087/
Dayler8079/
Diyale8079/
Dealet8076/
Dalest8069/
Dallie8068/
Dahlie8066/
Daulie8062/
Dallee8056/
Daleer8056/
Dhaale8054/
Dealeh8053/
Dhalle8052/
Dalhed8051/
Dhalet8042/
Dalleu8040/
Dauleh8039/
Dasley8037/
Tdeale8034/
Dhaule8033/
Dallez8032/
Dajele8032/
D'Ales8030/
Dealee8028/
Dailie8025/
Dattle8024/
Dhales8024/
Daylie8023/
Dawele8022/
Daylee8021/
Duyale8018/
Dieale8018/
Dhalie8018/
Deales8016/
Dajles8016/
Dailhe8016/
Daliey8015/
Dayleh8014/
Daileh8014/
Dayles8013/
Dhasle8013/
Dhaile8013/
Dhaled8013/
Dhalhe8012/
Dhalei8011/
Daules8011/
Dallej8010/
Deyale8010/
Dalher809/
Dailea809/
Daless808/
Daglie808/
Dhgale807/
Datley807/
Dalerå807/
Dailet806/
Deasle806/
Dautle806/
Daleey806/
Dajale806/
Dealeu806/
Dealie806/
Daelle806/
Dailed806/
Dhalge805/
Dijale805/
Dalled805/
Dhhale804/
Daliea804/
Dajile804/
Dallée804/
Daisle803/
Daulee803/
Ddalei803/
Deeale803/
Daleys803/
Dealge803/
Dailee802/
D'Alea802/
Dalesr802/
Dalett802/
Dhayle802/
Dhaele802/
Dhalep802/
Daleis802/
Dailei802/
Daalej802/
D'Hale802/
Daleed802/
Daleit802/
Dahleu802/
Déalet802/
Dalije802/
Daijle801/
Dhatle801/
Dgalle801/
Dhalej801/
Daleap801/
Dalech801/
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Daleip801/
Dalgey801/
Daalei801/
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Daayle801/
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Daileu801/
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Daitle801/
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Dealea801/
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Dauled801/
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Daleih801/
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Daylle801/
Daiele801/
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Daaleu801/
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Deiale801/
Dalheh801/
Daleea801/
Daiole801/
Daiule801/
Daiale801/
Daaleh801/
Daylet800/
Dalhle800/
Datles800/
Ddales800/
Daly75121,724/
Dala75117,221/
Dhal7579,768/
Dahl7578,862/
Dali7558,473/
Deal7535,238/
Dole7527,343/
Dele7524,805/
Dall7518,884/
Dail756,612/
Daal756,060/
Daul753,712/
Dile753,125/
Dayl75203/
Dalp7567/
Dalt7559/
Dalh7553/
Datl7542/
D'Al7531/
Dald7530/
Hdal7529/
Dasl7513/
Daël7513/
Döle7511/
Dalí7511/
Ådal757/
Dalá756/
Dalå756/
Dalì753/
Dalĺ752/
Dalj752/
Tdal752/
Ddal751/
Dalý751/
Dôle751/
Dajl751/
Daisley731,968/
Deatley73882/
Dhalley73594/
Dattler73388/
Dailler73314/
Daillet73292/
Dallest73223/
Dailess73209/
Deasley73193/
Dhaille73180/
Daullet73158/
Dhalech73149/
Dallett73143/
Dejalle73116/
Deallie7399/
Dahtler7377/
Dhayale7361/
Daysley7355/
Dailles7353/
Daillie7351/
Dalleas7351/
Datelle7344/
Dhahale7343/
Dailley7341/
Dehalle7340/
Dahaale7333/
Daulley7322/
Dhailey7321/
Dayoule7319/
Dealehr7315/
Diyalee7311/
Dayless7310/
Dayller7310/
Daasler7310/
Daillez7310/
Dallieh738/
Dayille738/
Dahalee737/
Dalesch735/
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Dayelle734/
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Daueler732/
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Dayolet731/
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Dealley730/
Deauler730/
Deyalle730/
Deatler730/
Daulech730/
Dausler730/
Daileey730/
Daihler730/
Deasler730/
Deaules730/
Daysler730/
Deaulet730/
Doley67215,653/
Doyle67212,076/
Dahal67143,053/
Dalui67140,953/
Dalai67139,642/
Dhali67120,961/
Dalla6782,066/
Dhole6757,964/
Dağli6737,365/
Daloi6719,132/
Daily6716,767/
Dalli6715,290/
Daeli6713,991/
Dalia6713,437/
Dally6710,953/
Daula677,830/
Dolle675,881/
Deleu675,862/
Dalit675,837/
Dhall675,217/
Doles673,500/
Dalay673,116/
Dalis673,016/
Dohle672,841/
Dagli672,837/
Doole672,321/
Dalid672,158/
Daali672,069/
Daila671,909/
Dhala671,860/
Deala671,731/
Dalip671,713/
Dhaly671,677/
Dalaa671,626/
Diele671,494/
Dolea671,423/
Delie671,392/
Dahli671,291/
Dealy671,283/
Delee671,209/
Daely671,181/
Deley671,116/
Daili671,098/
Dauli671,054/
Dachille671,049/
Delea671,006/
Doler67999/
Deule67992/
Dolet67944/
Daliy67877/
Dalio67867/
Dhele67763/
Datli67756/
Doele67751/
Dalhi67743/
Doleh67675/
Daala67671/
Dolge67610/
Dasil67551/
Dağal67548/
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Deyle67462/
Dhaul67456/
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Daull67351/
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Dahlø67151/
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Dijle67125/
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Daaly67116/
Duile67111/
Daalj67111/
Tdala67103/
Dall'est67102/
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Daihl6790/
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Dahyl6716/
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Datilles6714/
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Dale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dale in the Bengali language
দালেdale-
Dale in the Marathi language
दळेdale78.32
डाळेdale13.91
दाळेdale2.5
दलेdale2.2
डालेdale1.6
दालेdale0.47
डलेdale0.35
डेाळेdeale0.09
ढाळेdhale0.09
ढालेdhale0.09
डळेdale0.06
दऴेdale0.03
़दळेdale0.03
डाळॆdale0.03
डाळdala0.03
दळॆdale0.03
ढलेdhale0.03
दळdala0.03
Dale in the Hindi language
दलेdale53.16
डालेdale39.47
दालेdale6.84
डलेdale0.53
Dale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻝdal42.86
ﺩﺍﻟﻰdaly14.29
ﺩﺍﻟﻪdalh14.29
ﻫﻴﺪﺍﻟﻪhydalh14.29
ﺩﻟﻰdly14.29
Dale in the Oriya language
ଦାେଲdaela34.5
ଡାେଲdaela22.22
ଡେଲdela16.37
ଦେଲdela13.45
ଦେଳdela11.11
ଡାେଳdaela1.75
ଦାେଳdaela0.58
Dale in the Arabic language
دايلdayl-

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