Explore the Family Name Smale

The meaning of Smale

English (Devon and Cornwall): 1. variant of Small. 2. perhaps occasionally a habitational name from one or more places called with Old English smēagel ‘hole, burrow’, such as the lost Smegle in Broxmead (Sussex).

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

The surname Smale was ranked 21,727 in popularity in the year 2000 according to the Decennial U.S. Census, but by 2010 the name had dropped to rank 28,333, a decrease of roughly 30.4%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also declined from 1,117 in 2000 to 843 in 2010, a decrease of almost 24.53%. The proportion of people named Smale per 100,000 individuals also decreased from 0.41 to 0.29 during that same period, which represents a fall of approximately 29.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,727	#28,333	-30.4%
Count	1,117	843	-24.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.29	-29.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Smale

In terms of ethnicity of those with the Smale surname, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were shifts recorded between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.54% to 0.71%, a change of about 31.48%. Those reporting two or more races rose from 1.07% to 1.66%, an increase of approximately 55.14%. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as White fell slightly from 96.33% to 94.90%, a decline of around 1.48%. The Hispanic population saw the most significant growth, rising from 1.25% to 2.37%, an impressive increase of close to 89.60%. There was no reported change for Black ethnicity or American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at 0 in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	94.9%	-1.48%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.37%	89.6%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.66%	55.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.71%	31.48%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%