Metcalfe 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. Thought to have been an occupational name for someone who looked after calfs or slaughtered them.
Discover how your Metcalfe ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 75 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 14 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 105 |
| Derbyshire | 21 |
| Devon | 13 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 719 |
| Essex | 20 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 17 |
| Hertfordshire | 22 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 35 |
| Lancashire | 713 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 84 |
| London | 301 |
| Middlesex | 31 |
| Northumberland | 34 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 30 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 17 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 43 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 152 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 17 |
| Yorkshire | 3,553 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,274 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 88 |
| Coal Miner | 66 |
| General Labourer | 65 |
| Annuitant | 63 |
| Dress Maker | 63 |
| Farmers Son | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 52 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 41 |
| Farmers Daughter | 41 |
| Farmers Wife | 38 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Worsted Weaver | 34 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| Stone Mason | 31 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| Butcher | 24 |
| Joiner | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| Charwoman | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Grocer | 18 |
| Retired Farmer | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Metcalfe | 3,288 |
| Mary Metcalfe | 3,248 |
| William Metcalfe | 2,545 |
| Elizabeth Metcalfe | 2,124 |
| Thomas Metcalfe | 2,063 |
| James Metcalfe | 1,671 |
| George Metcalfe | 1,590 |
| Margaret Metcalfe | 1,297 |
| Jane Metcalfe | 1,274 |
| Sarah Metcalfe | 1,224 |
| Ann Metcalfe | 978 |
| Robert Metcalfe | 828 |
| Annie Metcalfe | 789 |
| Joseph Metcalfe | 683 |
| Alice Metcalfe | 661 |
| Richard Metcalfe | 596 |
| Hannah Metcalfe | 552 |
| Henry Metcalfe | 542 |
| Charles Metcalfe | 451 |
| Ellen Metcalfe | 433 |
| Christopher Metcalfe | 422 |
| Isabella Metcalfe | 418 |
| Edward Metcalfe | 409 |
| Arthur Metcalfe | 349 |
| Emma Metcalfe | 330 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metcalfe | 100% | 44,627 |
| 2 | Metcalf | 88% | 40,218 |
| 3 | Mitcalf | 75% | 794 |
| 4 | Mitcalfe | 88% | 669 |
| 5 | Metclafe | 75% | 355 |
| 6 | Matcalfe | 88% | 263 |
| 7 | Matcalf | 75% | 235 |
| 8 | Metclaf | 63% | 213 |
The surname Metcalfe is the most popular version of all its varients