Mackall
Mackall is a surname. It is derived from the Gaelic MacCathail, meaning "son of Cathal". Early records of the name include M'Kawele in the late fourteenth-century, Makcaill in the early sixteenth century, and M'Call in the late sixteenth century.[1][2]
People with the surname
[edit]- Alexander Lawton Mackall (1888–1968), author, journalist, gastronomy expert and critic
- Benjamin Mackall IV (1745–1807), American planter, lawyer, and jurist from Calvert County, Maryland
- Corinne Lawton Mackall (1880–1955), American painter, humanitarian, and gardener
- Lily Mackall, messenger for Rose Greenhow, a Confederate spy in the American Civil War
- R. Covington Mackall (1822–1902), American politician and physician
- Steve Mackall, cartoon voice actor
- William W. Mackall (1817–1891), Confederate general in the American Civil War
See also
[edit]- Camp Mackall, active U.S. Army training facility in eastern Richmond County and northern Scotland County, North Carolina
- Richards v. Mackall, 113 U.S. 539 (1885), appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to the High Court
References
[edit]- ^ Reaney, PH (2006). Wilson, RM (ed.). A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. p. 2036. ISBN 0-203-99355-1.
- ^ Reaney, PH (1995). Wilson, RM (ed.). A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 290. ISBN 0-19-8631464.
This page lists people with the surname Mackall.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.