Shale Family History

Shale Surname Meaning

Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English shail ‘a crooked gait a shuffling’ (attested in the adverb ashayle 1530 in OED at shail n.), derived from Middle English shailen ‘to stumble shuffle’. It was probably related to shailard see Shayler.

Variant of Seal from Nether- or Overseal (Derbys) recorded in medieval records as Seyle and Scheyle.

Alternatively, perhaps a variant of Sale with a palatalized pronunciation of initial S- as Sh-.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Hale, Sale, Shade, Shane, Shaler, Whale, Shall, Seale, Shales, Shake

11K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
875	Military Records
870	Immigration Records
8K	Census and Voter Lists
9K	Member Trees

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Where is the Shale family from?

You can see how Shale families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shale family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shale families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 86 Shale families living in Warwickshire. This was about 31% of all the recorded Shale's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Shale families in 1891.

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What did your Shale ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Shale. 25% of Shale men worked as a Bricklayer and 64% of Shale women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shale were horseman cowman and Domestic servant.

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Bricklayer

25%

Bus driver

25%

barbed wire maker

25%

horseman cowman

25%

Unpaid domestic duties

64%

Unpaid domestic duti

Housewife

Domestic servant

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Census Record

There are 8K census records available for the last name Shale. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Shale census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 870 immigration records available for the last name Shale. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 875 military records available for the last name Shale. For the veterans among your Shale ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shale lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Shale life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Shale in 1960 was 40, and 89 in 2004.

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Shale Surname Meaning

Variant of Seal from Nether- or Overseal (Derbys) recorded in medieval records as Seyle and Scheyle.

Alternatively, perhaps a variant of Sale with a palatalized pronunciation of initial S- as Sh-.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Shale family from?

What did your Shale ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Bricklayer

25%

Bus driver

25%

barbed wire maker

25%

horseman cowman

25%

Unpaid domestic duties

64%

Unpaid domestic duti

Housewife

Domestic servant

What Shale family records will you find?

What is the average Shale lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Shale life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Shale in 1960 was 40, and 89 in 2004.

Shale Family History

Shale Surname Meaning

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Shale Surname Meaning

30,000 record(s) for Shale

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Where is the Shale family from?

What did your Shale ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Shale family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Shale lifespan?

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