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HALES

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There are approximately 8,195 people named Hales in the UK. That makes it the 1,314th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 130 are named Hales.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English

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The Hales surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From a village in Gloucestershire, and also a town in Norfolk, England. In Cor. Br., it signifies low, level lands washed by a river or the sea; a moor. Playfair says, "The word Hales is a compound one, being formed of the Saxon Hale or Heile, strong, healthy, and ley, etc. Others derive it from Halig, Saxon, holy.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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