Mescal

See also: mescal

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meiscill (“descendant of Meisceall”), a personal name perhaps related to meisce (“drunkeness, intoxication”).

Proper noun

Mescal (countable and uncountable, plural Mescals)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. (rare) A female given name.
3. A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mescal is the 120187^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 144 individuals. Mescal is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (62.5%) and White (34.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mescal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 579.