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Male Name Meaning

Welsh: from the personal name Mael (literally ‘prince’). English (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French mail ‘mallet club mace’ or Middle English (Old French) maille ‘ring (of chain mail) armour’ or Old French maille ‘speckle stain’ or Middle English maille (Old French maaille) ‘coin worth half a penny’ or from a shortened form of Anglo-Norman French amel Old French esma(i)l ‘enamel’ (compare Mailer ). Any of these terms might have been used to characterize an individual's behaviour occupation or appearance. English: nickname Middle English (Old French) male ‘bag pouch’ also ‘stomach belly’ perhaps given to someone who wore a distinctive pouch or bag or who made such bags (compare the Middle English occupational term malemakere) or to someone with a prominent belly. English (of Norman origin): variant of Madle a nickname from Old French Middle English masle madle (also Middle English male) ‘man adult’ or adjectivally ‘male masculine’. English: in Lancashire perhaps a variant of Meale either a nickname from Middle English mele ‘meal ground cereal’ perhaps for a maker or seller of meal (compare Millman ) or a topographic name from Middle English mele ‘sand-hill’ (Old Norse melr) as found in such placenames as North Meols (Lancashire) Ravensmeols in Formby (Lancashire) and Great Meols (Cheshire) (compare Meil ). Slovenian: nickname for a physically small man from a derivative of mal ‘small little’ (see Mal ). Compare Mahle .7: Dutch (Van der Male and Van Male): habitational name from any of a number of places in Flanders named Male.8: Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Male in Romsdal derived from Old Norse mǫl ‘bank layer of pebbles along a beach’.9: Americanized form of Norwegian Mæle or of its variant Mæhle (see Mahle ). Compare Mele .

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


Similar surnames: Vale, Sale, Mole, Gale, Mule, Dale, Hale, Maple, Mare, Wale

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You can see how Male families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Male family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Male families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 100 Male families living in Ontario. This was about 46% of all the recorded Male's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Male families in 1911.
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What did your Male ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Book Keeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Male. 49% of Male men worked as a Farmer and 25% of Male women worked as a Book Keeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Male were Labourer and Income. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    49%
  • Machinist
    23%
  • Chauffeur
    12%
  • Labourer
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Book Keeper
    25%
  • Housewife
    25%
  • Housekeeper
    25%
  • Income
    25%
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Census Records

There are 61,000 census records available for the last name Male. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Male census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Male. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Male. For the veterans among your Male ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Male lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Male life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Male in 1952 was 51, and 74 in 2004.

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