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There are approximately 300 people named Call in the UK. That makes it the 12,933rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Call.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Caal
Cail
Cael
Caell
Cahll
Cahl
Caihl
Cailla
Caelli
Cailli
Caillo
Caello
Caill
Cailleu
Caillae
Caillie
Caals
Caila
Caela
Caeli
Cahlo
Cailley
Cahla

The Call surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Welsh.) Prudent, discerning, cunning, trickish Caill and Cuil, Gaelic, are the same.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CALL. I. Probably IMacall, by the suppression of the first two letters. See Art. Mac. 2. A-Sax. call((, the same as carl or ceorl, a man. Ferguson. Calle. H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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