Mescal Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mescal Surname Definition:

Ó Meiscill This name is found in fifteen variant spellings, mainly in Co. Clare and adjacent parts of Cos.

Galway and Limerick, and to a lesser extent in the Waterford area. Miskelly, q.v., is not one of the variants referred to.

Mescal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Ireland611:77,1964,645
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Mescal (194) may also be a first name.

Mescal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Meiscill This name is found in fifteen variant spellings, mainly in Co. Clare and adjacent parts of Cos.

Galway and Limerick, and to a lesser extent in the Waterford area. Miskelly, q.v., is not one of the variants referred to. SIF 113

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Meiscill This name is found in fifteen variant spellings, mainly in Co. Clare and adjacent parts of Cos.

Galway and Limerick, and to a lesser extent in the Waterford area. Miskelly, q.v., is not one of the variants referred to. SIF 113

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mescal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mescal (Arabic: ميسكال) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mescal? popularity and diffusion

Mescal is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Mescal occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Mescal live; 65 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mescal is also the 651,944th most numerous first name internationally, held by 194 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Mexico, where 38 percent reside, New Jersey, where 20 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States Mescal exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 28 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Mescal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mescal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mescal surname increased 614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mescal Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Mescal surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Mescal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning $52,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mescall92767/
Mescale9220/
Mescail921/
Meschal920/
Mesal91195/
Mecal9160/
Meshceal861/
Mecatl83601/
Moscal83545/
Mascal83151/
Meisal83143/
Mesale8389/
Mecale8371/
Meesal8370/
Mezcal8331/
Meskal8329/
Mecall8316/
Miscal8314/
Metcal8311/
Mexcal838/
Miesal834/
Mesahl834/
Mesaal833/
Mehsal833/
Meckal832/
Mecail832/
Medcal832/
Mecalt832/
Mesail832/
Meseal831/
Mhesal831/
Miecal831/
Mesall830/
Maessckal8013/
Mascall771,098/
Mecheal77102/
Miscall7790/
Mischal7748/
Meesaal7718/
Meesale7717/
Mecayle7717/
Moscall7715/
Metcall7714/
Meckale7713/
Mescole7710/
Metcale777/
Mhesale775/
Meskale775/
Metcalt774/
Medcall773/
Meshkal773/
Metcalp772/
Miscale772/
Mecatel772/
Meckail772/
Medcald771/
Medcale771/
Meesall771/
Mekcail771/
Metcald771/
Mesahal771/
Mashcal771/
Maiscal771/
Mesagli771/
Mesaile771/
Messkal771/
Mesahle771/
Meycalt770/
Meckall770/
Mezcall770/
Meskall770/
Meischzahl751/
Misal7372,998/
Mezal7340,467/
Mekal731,015/
Mical73853/
Mejal7386/
Mecol7364/
Mesol7342/
Mexal7326/
Mísal738/
Mycal735/
Mysal731/
Meshkhal7179/
Mischall719/
Meicheal714/
Meacheal713/
Mischeal713/
Maischal711/
Meckhale711/
Meesaall711/
Medskail711/
Miscault711/
Meshkale711/
Meskatel711/
Misscall711/
Moskal6714,409/
Misale675,351/
Moscol675,182/
Micale673,106/
Mekale671,843/
Maskal671,480/
Mekail671,025/
Maisal67818/
Mikeal67597/
Mezale67359/
Misaal67197/
Mesole67180/
Miezal67139/
Mejail67118/
Miskal67106/
Mickal6791/
Mekhal6786/
Misail6784/
Mascol6783/
Maical6755/
Meizal6746/
Mekeal6740/
Miscol6734/
Medjal6734/
Meikal6731/
Misalh6727/
Meskál6726/
Merzal6724/
Meakal6724/
Mysayl6720/
Mezaal6719/
Mekkal6718/
Mejkal6717/
Muisal6714/
Miceal6714/
Mehkal6711/
Maysal6710/
Moisal6710/
Miseal6710/
Mežale679/
Maycal678/
Micail678/
Micall677/
Mecoll677/
Misall676/
Mecole676/
Miesol676/
Mekall675/
Mekaal675/
Mesgol675/
Miccal674/
Meisol673/
Mhekal673/
Meykal673/
Meijal673/
Meekal673/
Myskal672/
Misaul672/
Mezeal672/
Micalt672/
Mycall672/
Miszal672/
Mischkale672/
Myszal672/
Meazal672/
Meezal672/
Mezhal671/
Mekaul671/
Mezail671/
Measol671/
Mihsal671/
Miqeal671/
Mysall671/
Mmisal671/
Moical671/
Micahl671/
Mekayl671/
Meckol671/
Mezald671/
Mezgal671/
Mikcal671/
Mijeal671/
Mihcal671/
Micaël671/
Mieżal671/
Miecał671/
Mitcal671/
Mitschkal671/
Meqail671/
Metqal671/
Møysal671/
Mesoul671/
Meceil671/
Mykeal671/
Micaal671/
Misgal670/
Mezall670/

Mescal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mescal in the Arabic language
ميسكالmyskal-

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