Last Name WALE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The whale. Perhaps local, as the 'Prior de Wale' is mentioned in relation to some land in Guernsey.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 41,657 (2000 US census) 53,510 (1990 US census)
Count 492 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 85.37%, or 420 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.37%, or 51 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 2.85%, or 14 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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