490 Global MACKRELL Family Members

MACKRELL Family History

This very interesting surname which appears to be Scottish is in fact of pre Norman Invasion (1066) French, and was presumably introduced into England thereafter. It is job descriptive and originated as a metonymic occupational name for a fish merchant, but one who was specifically associated with mackerel fishing. The earliest recordings are found in the county of Lincolnshire, where a large mackerel industry existed upto the Seconf World War. Amongst the early recordings is that of William Mackerell in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire for the year 1273, whilst Richard Mackarel appears in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire for the same year.