# Mackall (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mackall/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,366 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,716 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 226,022 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.5% (1,247 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cathail (“son of Cathal”). Compare McCall.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mackall in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Similar surnames

Macaulay, Mackley, Makela, MacAuley, McKell, Maciel, Maskell, Maxwell, Mosley, McCall, Michael, McGill.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.