The Haile Family Name

Behind the Haile surname stands Hale, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

Before spelling was fixed, Hale was also written Haile. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Haile, so the heraldry linked to Hale is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Haile surname pack.