Beale Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Whether you spell it Beale or Beal, the story begins in the same place. Its meaning, shared with Beal, is “Bee hill”.

• The extra “e” in Beale is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Beale sounds close to Balle, Beall and Beile, so it can help to search both.
• The 2010 census count for Beale in the United States was 7,431, good for rank 4,764. French birth records list 149 children named Beale between 1891 and 2000.

Heraldry and the Beale name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Beal surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Beale surname pack.