McNeese
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicization of Irish Mac Naoise, a patronymic from a shortened form of Aonghas (“Angus”).
Proper noun
editMcNeese (plural McNeeses)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McNeese is the 10001st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3223 individuals. McNeese is most common among White (83.77%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNeese”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.