# McCall (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 43,483 |
| US rank (2010) | 794 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,100 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (41,231 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathail ("son of Cathal").

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCall 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) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCall in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named McCall

- Stuart McCall, association football player and manager
- Kevin McCall, American singer
- Ross McCall, British actor
- Ian McCall, American mixed martial artist
- C. W. McCall, American singer, activist and politician (1928–2022)
- Tom McCall, American politician (1913-1983)
- William McCall, American actor (1870–1938)
- Carolyn McCall, British businesswoman
- Tahjere McCall, American basketball player (born 1994)
- Mitzi McCall, American comedian and actress (1930–2024)
- Samuel Walker McCall, American politician (1851–1923)
- Mary Ann McCall, American singer (1919-1994)

## Similar surnames

McCullough, McCauley, McCool, McCulley, McCollough, McCalla, McCully, McClay, McCloy, McCaulley, McColl, McCawley.

## 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.