as a Last Name
- 27,836
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Dale
Meaning & Origins
English: from Middle English dale ‘dale’, ‘valley’ (Old English dæl, reinforced in northern England by the cognate Old Norse dalr), a topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word, such as Dale in Cumbria and Yorkshire.
| 1,086th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 27,836
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alaska
- has the most people named Dale per capita
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