Meale Family History

Meale Surname Meaning

From Middle English mele ‘meal ground cereal’, perhaps for a maker or seller of meal. Compare Mealmaker and Millman.

From Middle English mele ‘sand-hill’ (Old Scandinavian melr) as found in such place-names as North Meols (Lancs), Ravensmeols in Formby (Lancs), which is recorded as Mele in 1086, and Great Meols (Cheshire).

Compare Meil. In Norfolk and Lancs, the name might alternatively be a variant of Male in one of its senses.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Mehle, Melle, Mele, Merle, Male, Veale, Reale, Meile, Meals, Seale

6K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
567	Military Records
943	Immigration Records
6K	Census and Voter Lists
7K	Member Trees

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Where is the Meale family from?

You can see how Meale families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Meale family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Meale families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there was 1 Meale family living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Meale's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Meale families in 1911.

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What did your Meale ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Meale. 20% of Meale men worked as a General labourer and 75% of Meale women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Meale were Railway clerk and Unpaid domestic.

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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.

General labourer

20%

Retired

14%

Cowman

14%

Railway clerk

14%

Unpaid domestic duties

75%

Household duties

Old age pensioner

Unpaid domestic

What Meale family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 6K census records available for the last name Meale. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Meale 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 943 immigration records available for the last name Meale. 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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Military Records

There are 567 military records available for the last name Meale. For the veterans among your Meale ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Meale lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Meale life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Meale in 1966 was 68, and 94 in 2003.

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Meale Surname Meaning

From Middle English mele ‘meal ground cereal’, perhaps for a maker or seller of meal. Compare Mealmaker and Millman.

Compare Meil. In Norfolk and Lancs, the name might alternatively be a variant of Male in one of its senses.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Meale family from?

What did your Meale 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.

General labourer

20%

Retired

14%

Cowman

14%

Railway clerk

14%

Unpaid domestic duties

75%

Household duties

Old age pensioner

Unpaid domestic

What Meale family records will you find?

What is the average Meale lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Meale life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Meale in 1966 was 68, and 94 in 2003.

Meale Family History

Meale Surname Meaning

21,000 record(s) for Meale

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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What is the average Meale lifespan?

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Meale Surname Meaning

21,000 record(s) for Meale

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Where is the Meale family from?

What did your Meale ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Meale family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Meale family history

What is the average Meale lifespan?

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