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 | 7 |
Buckinghamshire | 1 |
Berkshire | 8 |
Cambridgeshire | 18 |
Channel Islands | 7 |
Cheshire | 78 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 140 |
Derbyshire | 92 |
Devon | 9 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 814 |
Essex | 85 |
Gloucestershire | 3 |
Hampshire | 38 |
Herefordshire | 17 |
Hertfordshire | 4 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
Isle of Man | 8 |
Kent | 35 |
Lancashire | 1,237 |
Leicestershire | 7 |
Lincolnshire | 169 |
London | 362 |
Middlesex | 54 |
Northumberland | 313 |
Norfolk | 136 |
Northamptonshire | 2 |
Nottinghamshire | 120 |
Oxfordshire | 1 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
Shropshire | 10 |
Suffolk | 27 |
Somerset | 5 |
Surrey | 37 |
Sussex | 48 |
Staffordshire | 42 |
Warwickshire | 56 |
Westmorland | 86 |
Wiltshire | 7 |
Worcestershire | 6 |
Yorkshire | 1,399 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 6 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 8 |
Flintshire | 11 |
Glamorgan | 8 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 25 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Cotton Weaver | 89 |
General Labourer | 59 |
Living On Own Means | 58 |
Scholar | 44 |
Farmer | 37 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 36 |
General Servant Domestic | 32 |
Dress Maker | 31 |
Domestic Servant | 29 |
Cook Domestic | 18 |
Tailoress | 18 |
Cotton Spinner | 17 |
Housemaid Domestic | 16 |
Laundress Wash | 15 |
Bricklayer | 12 |
Servant Domestic | 11 |
Railway Clerk | 11 |
Stone Mason | 11 |
Charwoman | 10 |
House Keeper Domestic | 10 |
Painter | 10 |
School | 10 |
Joiner Carpenter | 10 |
Coal Miner C Hewer | 10 |
Worsted Spinner | 9 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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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 |
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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.