McCandless
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.
Proper noun edit
McCandless (plural McCandlesses)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCandless is the 6576th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5149 individuals. McCandless is most common among White (93.57%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCandless”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.