How common is the surname McCall?

43,483 people in the United States had the surname McCall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,100 Americans. It ranked 794th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCall?

Stuart McCall, association football player and manager, followed by Kevin McCall.

Where is the surname McCall most common?

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

Is the surname McCall getting more or less common?

More common. 41,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,483 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname McCall

A patronymic surname, carried by 43,483 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). McCall is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

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

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 43,483 people named McCall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,100 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 41,231.

#794

rank among US surnames

43,483

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #761)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#785	Berger	43,851	7,041
#786	McIntyre	43,842	7,042
#787	Blankenship	43,830	7,044
#788	Gaines	43,821	7,046
#789	Palacios	43,798	7,049
#790	Cuevas	43,701	7,065
#791	Bartlett	43,648	7,074

Who is named McCall

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

67% of people named McCall identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCalls

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stuart McCall
Association football player and manager, born 1964
Kevin McCall
American singer, born 1985
Ross McCall
British actor, born 1976
Ian McCall
American mixed martial artist, born 1984
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, born 1961
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)

Notable McCalls come mostly from the United States (9) and the United Kingdom (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCall

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

Questions

Where does the surname McCall come from?: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathail ("son of Cathal").
How common is the surname McCall?: 43,483 people in the United States had the surname McCall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,100 Americans. It ranked 794th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCall?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named McCall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCall?: Stuart McCall, association football player and manager, followed by Kevin McCall.
Where is the surname McCall most common?: Wikidata records people named McCall in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is McCall?: McCall is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCall getting more or less common?: More common. 41,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,483 in 2010, up 5.5%.