How common is the surname Mackall?

1,366 people in the United States had the surname Mackall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. It ranked 19,716th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mackall getting more or less common?

More common. 1,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,366 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Mackall

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 1,366 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mackall is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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

Mackall is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,366 people named Mackall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,247.

#19,716

rank among US surnames

1,366

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,931)

Who is named Mackall

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

58% of people named Mackall identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mackall

Mackall has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mackall come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cathail (“son of Cathal”). Compare McCall.
How common is the surname Mackall?: 1,366 people in the United States had the surname Mackall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. It ranked 19,716th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mackall?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Mackall identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Mackall?: Mackall is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mackall getting more or less common?: More common. 1,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,366 in 2010, up 9.5%.