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