Researching Alexander Mackall
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6 people with the Mackall surname? In that year Mackall was ranked number 3573 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Mackall on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Mackall and the Mackall Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Alexander Mackall
Alexander Lawton Mackall
Alexander Lawton Mackall (Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1888 — West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, 1968) was an author, journalist and gastronomy expert and critic.
He was the editor of several New York City magazines and the author of the renowned restaurant guide Knife and Fork in New York (1948), a precursor of the Zagat's Survey. He had a strong connection to the Portuguese culture, being made an official of the Ordem de Cristo, a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes personalities in the field of culture. Through The Lawton Mackall Foundation, incorporated in New York, he instituted a monetary prize to be awarded to the best students of a selected set of high schools in Portugal.
Source: Alexander Lawton Mackall, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Mackall
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