McLeish

English

Alternative forms

• McCleese, McClish, McLees, McLish

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”).

Proper noun

McLeish (plural McLeishes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McLeish is the 24961^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 996 individuals. McLeish is most common among White (70.48%) and Black/African American (23.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McLeish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.

Anagrams

• Chmiels, michels