Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
WALE
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
WALE. A local surname, traced in Irish records to the XIV. century. John de AVale was advanced, in 1348, to the see of Ardfert. D'Alton.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English