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 |
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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 |
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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.