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
- 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
- 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
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