Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CALL
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Welsh.) Prudent, discerning, cunning, trickish Caill and Cuil, Gaelic, are the same.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CALL. I. Probably IMacall, by the suppression of the first two letters. See Art. Mac. 2. A-Sax. call((, the same as carl or ceorl, a man. Ferguson. Calle. H.R.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English