Hail Family History

Hail Surname Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English Older Scots heil hail ‘healthy’ or ‘health’ (Old Norse heill ‘healthy’). This surname may well have become confused with the much more frequent Hale or especially in Gloucestershire with Hailes.

Alternatively, in some cases the name may derive from the Old English personal name Hægel from hægel ‘hail(stones)’ which may have survived into Middle English.

South German: variant of Heil.

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

Similar surnames: Gail, Hain, Nail, Fail, Hall, Haig, Haid, Bail, Haim, Hait

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Where is the Hail family from?

You can see how Hail families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hail family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hail families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 45 Hail families living in Gloucestershire. This was about 21% of all the recorded Hail's in United Kingdom. Gloucestershire had the highest population of Hail families in 1891.

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What did your Hail ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Retired and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hail. 100% of Hail men worked as a Retired and 84% of Hail women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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Retired

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

84%

Cook

Unpaid domestic

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Census Record

There are 24K census records available for the last name Hail. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hail 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 1K immigration records available for the last name Hail. 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 4K military records available for the last name Hail. For the veterans among your Hail ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hail lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Hail life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Hail in 1958 was 33, and 74 in 2004.

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Hail Surname Meaning

Alternatively, in some cases the name may derive from the Old English personal name Hægel from hægel ‘hail(stones)’ which may have survived into Middle English.

South German: variant of Heil.

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

Where is the Hail family from?

What did your Hail 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.

Retired

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

84%

Cook

Unpaid domestic

Shorthand typist

What Hail family records will you find?

What is the average Hail lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Hail life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Hail in 1958 was 33, and 74 in 2004.

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Hail Surname Meaning

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Hail Surname Meaning

123,000 record(s) for Hail

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Where is the Hail family from?

What did your Hail ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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What is the average Hail lifespan?

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