Dale Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Dale Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Dale

The Dale family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. The name Dale is a locational name describing someone who lived in a valley. Variants include Daile, Dales, Deal and Dell. This name is of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a Ralph de la Dale and a Thomas de la Dale, both of Suffolk, who were recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273. A Robertus del Dale was recorded in the 'Poll Tax', of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the year 1379. In Scotland a Johannes de Dale was a charter witness at Yester in the year 1374. A Syme of Daile and Jok of Dail, of Newtoun, are recorded in Ayrshire in the year 1470. In Ireland these names are mostly found in Ulster Province having been introduced there from England and Scotland , especially during the seventeenth century.