Mackall
Introduction '''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.
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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