McNelis

English

Alternative forms

• McCrillis, McNellis

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Niallghuis (“son of Niallghus”), a personal name composed of Níall (“a personal name”) + gus (“choice or vigor”).

Proper noun

McNelis (plural McNelises)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNelis is the 20421^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1301 individuals. McNelis is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNelis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.