Smale Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Smale is a familiar spelling of the English name Small. The family name meaning is “Slender, small”, the same as for Small.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Small was also written Smale. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Smalle and Smail.

Smale by the numbers

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Smale with 843 bearers, at rank 28,333. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Smalley.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Small and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Smale report, with a museum-style coat of arms.