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 | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 57 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 71 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 162 |
| Derbyshire | 45 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 493 |
| Essex | 19 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 34 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 585 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 144 |
| London | 220 |
| Middlesex | 5 |
| Northumberland | 156 |
| Norfolk | 64 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 75 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 34 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 43 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 21 |
| Sussex | 26 |
| Staffordshire | 19 |
| Warwickshire | 63 |
| Westmorland | 118 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 17 |
| Yorkshire | 1,919 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 597 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 129 |
| House Servant | 112 |
| At Home | 74 |
| Coal Miner | 66 |
| Labourer | 57 |
| Farm Labourer | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Servant | 28 |
| General Servant | 27 |
| Wool Comber | 25 |
| Ag Lab | 24 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Stone Mason | 18 |
| Farm Servant | 18 |
| Scholar At Home | 17 |
| Wife Of Above | 17 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Lead Miner | 16 |
| Farmer | 15 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 15 |
| Annuitant | 14 |
| Farmer's Son | 14 |
| Wife | 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.