How Many People Have the Last Name Hales?
people had the surname Hales in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 35,211 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
+620 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Hales (85.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Hales ranks #3,203. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Hales grew from 7,743 people in 2000 to 8,363 in 2010 (up 8%), and its rank fell from #4,238 to #4,240. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.87 to 2.84 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,743 | 8,363 |
| Rank | #4,238 | #4,240 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.87 | 2.84 |
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Same Soundex code as Hales: H420
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