Metcalf Name Meaning: Possibly of occupational origin, from Middle English 'metecalf' litterally a food calf, in other words a calf being fattened up for eating.
Olde English pre 7th word 'mete' meaning food or meat and 'cealf' a calf.
Discover how your Metcalf ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 62 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 102 |
| Derbyshire | 47 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 787 |
| Essex | 43 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 33 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 21 |
| Lancashire | 1,111 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 178 |
| London | 359 |
| Middlesex | 40 |
| Northumberland | 142 |
| Norfolk | 115 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 97 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 38 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 32 |
| Staffordshire | 40 |
| Warwickshire | 42 |
| Westmorland | 118 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 11 |
| Yorkshire | 1,556 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 885 |
| Cotton Weaver | 116 |
| Coal Miner | 94 |
| General Labourer | 66 |
| Farmer | 54 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 52 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| Domestic Servant | 41 |
| Farm Servant | 31 |
| Labourer | 28 |
| Living On Own Means | 28 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 26 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| General Servant Domestic | 23 |
| Joiner | 19 |
| Clerk | 17 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Cotton Spinner | 16 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Laundress | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 16 |
| Tailoress | 16 |
| Cotton Winder | 16 |
| Worsted Spinner | 15 |
| Worsted Weaver | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Metcalf | 3,019 |
| John Metcalf | 2,934 |
| William Metcalf | 2,589 |
| Elizabeth Metcalf | 2,024 |
| Thomas Metcalf | 2,011 |
| George Metcalf | 1,458 |
| James Metcalf | 1,419 |
| Sarah Metcalf | 1,324 |
| Ann Metcalf | 1,209 |
| Jane Metcalf | 1,163 |
| Margaret Metcalf | 955 |
| Joseph Metcalf | 888 |
| Robert Metcalf | 823 |
| Hannah Metcalf | 670 |
| Henry Metcalf | 602 |
| Alice Metcalf | 572 |
| Charles Metcalf | 533 |
| Ellen Metcalf | 527 |
| Annie Metcalf | 519 |
| Richard Metcalf | 451 |
| Edward Metcalf | 369 |
| Martha Metcalf | 368 |
| Isabella Metcalf | 365 |
| Eliza Metcalf | 361 |
| Emma Metcalf | 359 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metcalfe | 88% | 44,627 |
| 2 | Metcalf | 100% | 40,218 |
| 3 | Mitcalf | 86% | 794 |
| 4 | Mitcalfe | 75% | 669 |
| 5 | Metclafe | 63% | 355 |
| 6 | Matcalfe | 75% | 263 |
| 7 | Matcalf | 86% | 235 |
| 8 | Metclaf | 71% | 213 |
| 9 | Metcaff | 86% | 142 |
| 10 | Metcalff | 88% | 128 |
The surname Metcalf is the 2nd most popular variant of Metcalfe.