How Many People Have the Last Name Hale?
people had the surname Hale in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,406 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+3,663 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Hale (82.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 11.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Hale ranks #263. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Hale grew from 82,955 people in 2000 to 86,618 in 2010 (up 4.4%), and its rank fell from #338 to #362. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 30.75 to 29.36 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 82,955 | 86,618 |
| Rank | #338 | #362 |
| Per 100,000 people | 30.75 | 29.36 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Hale
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Hale: H400
👤 Hale as a First Name
Hale is a first name too: about 727 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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