Mescall Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mescall 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.

Mescall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5131:706,54855,809
Ireland1531:30,7772,695
England701:795,97243,050
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Wales51:618,90625,852
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1571:28,2162,935
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Mescall 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

Mescall Last Name Facts

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

Mescall is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mescall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 444,963rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mescall live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 706,548. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 20 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Mescall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mescall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mescall surname rose 2,565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 3 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mescall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mescall last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

Mescall earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $52,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mescal92217/
Mecall9216/
Mesall920/
Mascall861,098/
Miscall8690/
Mescale8620/
Moscall8615/
Metcall8614/
Medcall863/
Meesall861/
Mescail861/
Meschal860/
Meckall860/
Mezcall860/
Meskall860/
Mesal83195/
Mecal8360/
Mischall809/
Meesaall801/
Meshceal801/
Misscall801/
Mecatl77601/
Moscal77545/
Mascal77151/
Meisal77143/
Mesale7789/
Mecale7771/
Meesal7770/
Mezcal7731/
Meskal7729/
Miscal7714/
Metcal7711/
Mexcal778/
Micall777/
Mecoll777/
Misall776/
Mekall775/
Miesal774/
Mesahl774/
Mesaal773/
Mehsal773/
Meckal772/
Mecail772/
Mycall772/
Medcal772/
Mecalt772/
Mesail772/
Meseal771/
Mhesal771/
Mysall771/
Miecal771/
Mezall770/
Maessckal7513/
Mascoll71885/
Maskall71388/
Mecheal71102/
Mischal7148/
Moskall7138/
Meisoll7125/
Metschkoll7122/
Meesaal7118/
Meesale7117/
Mecayle7117/
Miscoll7115/
Meckale7113/
Meckoll7111/
Mescole7110/
Mickall719/
Metcale717/
Mekahll716/
Mhesale715/
Meskale715/
Miskall714/
Metcalt714/
Micalle714/
Mekaill714/
Moscoll713/
Meshkal713/
Metcalp712/
Mekhall712/
Miscale712/
Mecatel712/
Meckail712/
Maycall711/
Medcald711/
Medcale711/
Meekall711/
Misalle711/
Mezeall711/
Mezzall711/
Meischzahl711/
Mekcail711/
Miccall711/
Metcald711/
Mesahal711/
Mashcal711/
Maiscal711/
Misgall711/
Mesagli711/
Mesaile711/
Messkal711/
Mesolle711/
Mesahle711/
Meycalt710/
Misal6772,998/
Mezal6740,467/
Mekal671,015/
Mical67853/
Mejal6786/
Meshkhal6779/
Mecol6764/
Meisolle6753/
Mesol6742/
Mexal6726/
Mekhalle6715/
Mezaille678/
Mísal678/
Mycal675/
Micheall675/
Meicheal674/
Mitcatll673/
Meacheal673/
Mickaill673/
Mischeal673/
Masscoll672/
Maischal671/
Meckhale671/
Mickhall671/
Medskail671/
Miscault671/
Meshkale671/
Meskatel671/
Mysal671/
Maiskall670/
Mickalle670/

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