Metcalf is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Metcalf
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Metcalf

How popular is Metcalf?

Metcalf is common in United States.

Metcalf is ranked 13495 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Metcalf bearers increased by 1.724724 per cent in 2010 US census to 23946 since 2000, the surname slipped by 113 spots and ranked at 1494. The last name was found in around 81 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.74 88.16
Black 7.83 7.59
Hispanic or Latino 2.04 1.46
Others 1.88 1.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.99 0.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.45
Metcalf is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while England is ahead in terms of density. Around 39121 people have been found who wears Metcalf as their family name. Metcalf is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
101,066 Zimbabwe5
20,541 Peru3
119,730 Brazil3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
661,536 Indonesia3
2,720 South Korea3
9,500 Ghana3
6,270 Hong Kong3
18,625 Japan2
3,437 Sudan2
23,344 Austria2
4,367 Afghanistan2
21,529 Singapore2
35,969 Denmark2
6,266 Luxembourg2
54,135 Philippines2
17,547 Colombia2
34,572 Israel2
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
174,544 Czech Republic1
20,172 Hungary1
799 British Virgin Islands1
1,818 Guernsey1
4,942 Libya1
2,935 Madagascar1
7,941 Guatemala1
24,176 Qatar1
4,171 Rwanda1
3,307 Malta1
700 Somalia1
11,486 Estonia1
120,357 Argentina1
2,613 The Bahamas1
10,683 Cyprus1
123,175 Tanzania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
95,259 Italy45
36,547 Switzerland27
42,407 Sweden22
52,530 Belgium22
14,048 Ireland16
406,964 Russia14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
38,452 Spain57
Countries with hundreds of Metcalf:
2,602 New Zealand291
38,477 Germany269
1,747 Wales226
3,417 Scotland184
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Metcalf:
1,537 England5,146
1,918 Australia1,645
4,602 South Africa1,425
3,703 Canada1,247
Countries with ten thousands of Metcalf:
1,386 United States28,164
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman Francis Metcalf who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on May 14, 1846 by Arabella put out from Liverpool. Andrew Metcalf, aged 19, Ed. Metcalf (30) Farmer, Mechanic Jno. Metcalf, Alexander Metcalf (22) Mechanic, Immigrant William Metcalf, 21 years old John Metcalf, Ann Metcalf (27) Immigrant, John Metcalf, and 39 other Metcalf around 30.43% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and mechanic, grocer, weaver migrated to US.

Metcalf Namesakes

  • Jesse H. Metcalf, Member of the United States Senate
  • Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet, Baronet Metcalfe
  • Mel Metcalfe, Sound Engineer
  • Alli Metcalf, Film Editor
  • Alys Metcalf, Actress
  • Tom Metcalf, Baseball player
  • Ami Metcalf, Actor
  • Audie Metcalf, Make-up artist
  • Mel Metcalfe, Sound Engineer
  • Willard Metcalf, Artist

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