Explore the Family Name Hailes

The meaning of Hailes

1. Scottish: habitational name from Hailes in Colinton (Midlothian), originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of hall ‘hall’. 2. English: variant of Hales (see also Hayles).

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How common is the last name Hailes in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hailes saw a decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 41,995th in 2000, it fell to 49,636th by 2010 – a drop of 18.2 percent. The actual count of people bearing the name also decreased over this decade, from 487 to 423, representing a decrease of 13.14 percent. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Hailes surname per 100,000 people also diminished from 0.18 to 0.14, marking a reduction of 22.22 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,995	#49,636	-18.2%
Count	487	423	-13.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.14	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hailes

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Hailes surname identified as Black or White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Hailes who identified as Black rose slightly from 53.8 percent in 2000 to 56.03 percent in 2010. Conversely, the percentage identifying as White shrank somewhat from 42.71 percent to 40.66 percent within the same period. Notably, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, from 1.03 percent in 2000 to 1.65 percent in 2010, a growth of 60.19 percent. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero by 2010, while the percentages for Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.8%	56.03%	4.14%
White	42.71%	40.66%	-4.8%
Two or More Races	1.03%	1.65%	60.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.44%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%