Mackall
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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.
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