"Metcalf" meaning in English

See Metcalf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Metcalfs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Metcalfs}} Metcalf (plural Metcalfs)
  1. A Northern English surname originating as an occupation thought to be an occupational name for a herdsman or slaughterer.

Inflected forms

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