Bale Family History
Bale Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle Middle English bailli baile from Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’ (see Bailey ). Breton (Balé): variant of Balay . French: unexplained. Americanized form of German Boehl or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022