Shales Family History

Shales Surname Meaning

English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English shail ‘crooked gait shuffling’ (attested in the adverb ashayle 1530) derived from Middle English shailen ‘to stumble shuffle’ and probably related to shailard (see Shaler).

Variant of Seal from Netherseal or Overseal (Derbyshire) recorded in medieval records as Seyle and Scheyle.

Perhaps a variant of Sale with a palatalized pronunciation of initial S- as Sh-.

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

Similar surnames: Shaler, Scales, Sales, Hales, Stakes, Sale, Gales, Staley, Staves, Stables

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677	Military Records
643	Immigration Records
6K	Census and Voter Lists
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You can see how Shales families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shales family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shales families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 24 Shales families living in Ontario. This was about 50% of all the recorded Shales's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Shales families in 1911.

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What did your Shales ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Shales.

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Farmer

60%

Jeweler

40%

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Passenger List

There are 643 immigration records available for the last name Shales. 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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There are 677 military records available for the last name Shales. For the veterans among your Shales ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shales lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Shales life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Shales in 1962 was 69, and 82 in 2004.

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Shales Surname Meaning

Variant of Seal from Netherseal or Overseal (Derbyshire) recorded in medieval records as Seyle and Scheyle.

Perhaps a variant of Sale with a palatalized pronunciation of initial S- as Sh-.

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

Where is the Shales family from?

What did your Shales ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Shales.

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.

Farmer

60%

Jeweler

40%

What Shales family records will you find?

What is the average Shales lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Shales life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Shales in 1962 was 69, and 82 in 2004.

Shales Family History

Shales Surname Meaning

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Shales Surname Meaning

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

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