McCandless

English

Alternative forms

• McCanless, McCanles, McCandlis, Candlish

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.

Proper noun

McCandless (plural McCandlesses)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCandless is the 6576^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5149 individuals. McCandless is most common among White (93.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCandless”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.