Last Name METCALFE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: A Yorkshire surname, modification of Medcroft or Medcraft. 'Mede' means a grass field, so called because mowed. Mead and Meadow still exist as double forms.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 6,935 (2000 US census) 7,190 (1990 US census)
Count 4,461 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 87.2%, or 3890 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.69%, or 343 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.63%, or 28 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.69%, or 31 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.77%, or 79 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.02%, or 90 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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