Metcalf

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

Possibly from Old English *metecealf (“meat calf”), a calf to be fattened up for eating. The use as a surname could have started off as a jocular nickname for an individual thought to be as "fat as a prize-calf"; or else in reference to the occupation involved in fattening up such a calf.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Metcalfe Derived from Metcalf
Abel English origin
Abraham English origin
Acland English origin
Adam English origin
Addington English origin
Alexandria English origin
Alfred English origin
Algeo English origin

Popularity by Country

Metcalf

Rank #1381

Frequency 23,540 people (8.73 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 88.16% Hispanic 1.46% Black 7.59% Asian/PI 0.45% Native Am. 0.85% Two+ 1.49%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Metcalf

Rank #1845

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Metcalf

Rank #249572

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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