Call

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Call is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish surname14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, France, Venezuela, Spain

  Languages: Spanish, French, Italian

  Also written ÇâĽl, Čăll, Cãll, Cäll, Čäll

• Hindi surname8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Çáll, Čall, Çãll, Cäll, Cāll

• Indonesian surname11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, Morocco

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Čãll, Çãll, Cãll, Čäll, Čåll

52 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Call is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, metonymic occupational name for a catcher of quails, from OF caille quail (L quaccula] cf. Quail i). 2. in Normandy and Picardy, normally a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of stony soil, from ONF cail(ou) peb¬ ble, stone (of Celt, origin). 3. in S France, a metonymic Vars.: CalabrI, Calabro; CalabresI, Calabrese.

  as a name·The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

• In English, To reach out with one's voice.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, Paolo, Venetian painter

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, Caliari [Veronese]

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, city, Colombia

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Richard Keith Callb. 1792USFloridan politician (1792-1862)
• Wilkinson Callb. 1834USAmerican politician (1834–1910)
• Flora Call Disneyb. 1868USmother of Walt Disney and his brother Roy Disney
• Ramon Malla Callb. 1922ESCatholic bishop (1922-2014)
• R. D. Callb. 1950USAmerican actor
• Brandon Callb. 1976USAmerican actor
• Sara Callb. 1977SESwedish association football player
• David Callb. 1982USAmerican actor
• Evan Callb. 1988USAmerican music arranger and composer
• Lauren CallUSactress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Call mean, and where does it come from?

from ME calle, Fr cale ‘a close fitting cap worn by women’ or ME calle ‘sheepfold’; first attested Swanus Calle 1275 RH (W) Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.

What are other forms of the name Call?

In the etymology graph, Kallen is a form of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Call?

In English /koːl/ (Wiktionary).

How common is the name Call?

In the United States, the national register counted 15,324 people named Call in 2010, about 1 in 22 thousand residents.

How common is Call compared with other names?

In Turks & Caicos Islands, Call is the 3rd most common surname of 3,662 surnames recorded there.

In which country does Call have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 15 thousand people named Call, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled call.