Vale Family History

Vale Surname Meaning

English: of Norman origin a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(in the) vale or valley’ (Middle English val(e) valle Old French val ‘valley’) or a habitational name for someone who came from one of the French places called with this word such as Le Val (Sarthe) or any number of places in and around Normandy called Vaux. Compare Vause.

Irish: from Mac Pháil ‘son of Paul’. Irish: variant of Veale.

Galician: topographic name from val ‘valley’ or a habitational name from any of the places so called in Galicia and Asturias. Compare Dovale.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Dale, Hale, Sale, Valle, Gale, Vales, Male, Wale, Hall, Sales

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Where is the Vale family from?

You can see how Vale families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Vale family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Vale families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 358 Vale families living in London. This was about 17% of all the recorded Vale's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Vale families in 1891.

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What did your Vale ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Vale. 8% of Vale men worked as an Incapacitated and 70% of Vale women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Vale were Gardener and Domestic duties.

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Incapacitated

General labourer

Builders labourer

Gardener

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

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Census Record

There are 66K census records available for the last name Vale. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Vale 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 6K immigration records available for the last name Vale. 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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There are 5K military records available for the last name Vale. For the veterans among your Vale ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Vale lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Vale life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Vale in 1942 was 45, and 80 in 2004.

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Vale Surname Meaning

Irish: from Mac Pháil ‘son of Paul’. Irish: variant of Veale.

Galician: topographic name from val ‘valley’ or a habitational name from any of the places so called in Galicia and Asturias. Compare Dovale.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Vale family from?

What did your Vale 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.

Incapacitated

General labourer

Builders labourer

Gardener

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

What Vale family records will you find?

What is the average Vale lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Vale life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Vale in 1942 was 45, and 80 in 2004.

Vale Family History

Vale Surname Meaning

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Vale Surname Meaning

260,000 record(s) for Vale

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Where is the Vale family from?

What did your Vale ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Vale family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Vale family history

What is the average Vale lifespan?

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