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Origin Of The Surname Gale
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Meaning Of The Surname Gale
Jolly
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Interesting
Facts About
Gale
Gale was used as a descriptive surname and comes from the Old English ‘gal’ meaning boisterous and jolly. It would have been assigned to a person who was known for these characteristics. It has another possible source and could have come from the Norman ‘gaiole’ meaning jail. It would then have been used as an occupational name for a jailer or as a topographical name for someone who lived near to the towns jail. Tony Gale the former English footballer is a famous bearer of this surname. |
Gale Statistics
Gale is the number 519 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 18,296 share the surname Gale in the UK.
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