Mascall Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Mascall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the marshal' (q.v). No doubt, as suggested by Mr. Lower, a corruption of Marscal.' I believe that the Mascalls of Kent and Sussex were originally Marshalls. There is armorial evidence of this, and in a document of the 16th century I find the name written Marscal, which is about midway between Mareschal and Mascall': Patronymic Britannia There is no need to go back to Mareschal, as Marscal existed so early as the 13th century, and one of my instances belongs to Sussex.

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Mascall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:100,93910,637
Trinidad and Tobago1801:7,5781,123
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Australia661:409,02632,879
Antigua and Barbuda471:2,110344
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:69,8437,843
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Mascall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the marshal' (q.v). No doubt, as suggested by Mr. Lower, a corruption of Marscal.' I believe that the Mascalls of Kent and Sussex were originally Marshalls. There is armorial evidence of this, and in a document of the 16th century I find the name written Marscal, which is about midway between Mareschal and Mascall': Patronymic Britannia There is no need to go back to Mareschal, as Marscal existed so early as the 13th century, and one of my instances belongs to Sussex.

Gilbert le Marscale, Sussex, 1273 Hundred Rolls.

Thomas le Marsscal, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Peter Marscallus, Oxfordshire, ibid.

The transition from Marscal to Mascall was inevitable.

1360. Simon Maschal, rector of St. Buttolph the Abbot, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1550. Baptised — Sara Mascall: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1551. Buried — Joane Mascoll: ibid.

1565. Married — Harrve Maskolle and Alyce Walker: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Teut.) prob. for Marscal (Maresc(h)al), the hard form of Marshall, q.v.

Gilbert le Marscale.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

I believe that the Mascalls of Kent and Sussex were originally Marshalls. There is armorial evidence of this; and in a document of the XVI. century before me, I find the name written Marscal, which is about midway between Mareschal and Mascall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Maskell is probably a contraction of Mascherel, the name of an ancient family that possessed much property in the county in the 11th century: from the Essex Mascherels sprang the noble family of De Hastings (M.). We find the name as Maskerel in the adjoining county of Suffolk in the 13th century (H. R.). It has been suggested that Mascall, a comparatively rare name in Kent and Sussex, was originally Marscal, since, in a family deed of the 16th century, it occurs as Marscal (L.). In the 13th century, Le Marscal was a common name in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire (H. R.), and not improbably Marscal is an intermediate form between the modern Marshall and the mediæval Mareschal, but as to its being the original form of Maskell in Essex, I must express a decided doubt.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mascall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mascall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mascall occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mascall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 335,833rd most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Mascall are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Mascall is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 552 people, or 1 in 100,939. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Mascall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mascall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mascall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mascall surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mascall earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning R 267,180 per year; in United States they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $48,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.77% more than the national average, earning $70,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maschall934/
Macall92425/
Mascal92151/
Masall923/
MacKall861,889/
Mascoll86885/
Mescall86767/
Maskall86388/
MacCall86318/
Maschal86304/
Masalle86223/
Macalle8628/
Moscall8615/
Mascale8610/
Macgall864/
Masgall862/
MacAull862/
Maycall861/
Matcall861/
Mashcal861/
MacEall861/
Macalld861/
Maiscal861/
Ma'call860/
Mausall860/
Masal8316,496/
Macal833,810/
McAll83394/
MacCaull80216/
Moschall8081/
Mackaill8065/
Maucalle8022/
Macaille8010/
Maskalle805/
MacKhall804/
Masscoll802/
Mascasil802/
Maischal801/
MacKaall801/
Mascheal801/
Moscalle801/
Macaulle801/
Maiskall800/
McCall7766,171/
Masale773,613/
Macale773,505/
Mhasal771,774/
Mahsal771,596/
Maskal771,480/
Maisal77818/
Moscal77545/
Masalh77230/
Mescal77217/
Maasal77155/
Masaal77140/
Masail77115/
Mascol7783/
Masgal7764/
Maical7755/
Mosall7754/
McHall7749/
Mackal7748/
Mausal7722/
Macoll7717/
Masoll7717/
Magcal7716/
Maccal7713/
Makall7711/
McKall7710/
Maysal7710/
Maycal778/
MacAul777/
Mazall777/
Maacal776/
Masaul774/
MacEal773/
Macalt773/
Macasl773/
Majall773/
Mocall772/
Masald772/
Masahl771/
MacAil771/
Madcal771/
Makcal771/
Maucaylle751,378/
Maucaille75213/
Matschkal7548/
Moscatell7516/
Maessckal7513/
Macallová754/
Maycaylle752/
Maicaylle751/
McAl730/
MacColl711,502/
Macheal711,339/
Macasil71879/
Maisale71850/
Magcale71467/
Maskale71442/
Masaile71407/
Mhasale71268/
Macault71202/
Makalle71144/
MacCaul71127/
MacKail71126/
Masaule7187/
Matskal7184/
Marzall7172/
Macayle7168/
Macgaul7164/
Mazeall7149/
Maykall7148/
Masagli7140/
Mashkal7139/
Moskall7138/
MacKale7122/
Masalhh7121/
Mhaisal7116/
Macaile7116/
Maasaal7114/
Maickal7114/
Masaale7114/
Maccale7112/
Macaule7111/
Mahasal719/
Masalhe719/
Masahul718/
Maisaul718/
McCalle717/
Macatil717/
Maskhal716/
Maikall716/
Makaall714/
Masahal714/
Mashqal714/
Moscoll713/
Mascole713/
Macasel713/
Mhacale713/
Maseale713/
Mhasaal712/
Mackoll712/
Mazallh712/
McCcall711/
Makkall711/
Mahsaal711/
Masatil711/
Mausale711/
Mauccaille711/
Matkall711/
Mackallová711/
Mchalle711/
Macgail711/
Mashkhalle711/
Mazalle711/
Masolle711/
Mauccaylle711/
Maskaal711/
Maccaal711/
Macacel711/
Macacil711/
Macaale711/
Mahsail711/
Maicoll711/
Mescail711/
Mosalle711/
Mousall711/
Macahle711/
Mackeal711/
Macqual711/
Maicale711/
Maaasal711/
MacAuld710/
MacGaal710/
Maisoll710/
Mockall710/
Maziall710/
MacKalt710/
Mezcall710/
MacOill710/
Masault710/
Meskall710/
Makal6717,375/
Majal6710,484/
Mazal672,930/
Maqal671,964/
Masol671,024/
Macol67935/
Moscatel67433/
Mosal67409/
Maicheal67315/
Macalová67208/
Mhaisale67143/
Macalowa67127/
McCal6759/
Maccagli6758/
Maschool6755/
Mácal6727/
Maisolle6722/
Maazallh6719/
Macalova6714/
Mashkaal6714/
Macál6713/
Maseille6712/
Mausolle6710/
Moscatil676/
Mhaskale675/
McAul674/
Mocal674/
Maskhale673/
MacKeill673/
Meacheal673/
Mashkhal673/
Mazzalle672/
MacCoull672/
Masał672/
McHal671/
Maakaall671/
Marzhall671/
Maizcial671/
Majallle671/
Macoulle671/
Mazaille671/
Mousalle671/
Hmazallh671/
Magialle670/
Mascould670/
Marzzall670/
MacHeill670/

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