# Metcalfe (surname)

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

A surname, either characteristical or occupational in origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,725 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,086 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 65,343 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (4,461 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Metcalf.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Metcalfe 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Metcalfe in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Metcalfe

- Robert Metcalfe, American electrical engineer
- Jesse Metcalfe, American actor
- Connor Metcalfe, Australian soccer player (born 1999)
- Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete and politician (1910–1978)
- Jack Metcalfe, Australian long jumper, triple jumper and javelin thrower (1912–1994)
- Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, British colonial governor (1785-1846)
- Earl Metcalfe, American actor (1889–1928)
- Thomas Metcalfe, American politician (1780–1855)

## Similar surnames

Metcalf, Medcalf, Metzler, Mitchell, Mitchel, Mutchler, Mitzel, Midgley, Mutschler, Modzelewski.

## 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.