Macleish Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Macleish Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the servant of Jesus.

Macleish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
England641:870,59545,570
Canada511:722,46357,796
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Australia331:818,05251,601
Grenada161:6,783683
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines61:18,776937
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Macleish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the servant of Jesus.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly a contraction of Mac Cuilluais, ‘The Noble Coil's Son, ' or perhaps from MacGiolla Josa, 'The Son of the Servant of Jesus'.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Macleish Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Macleish Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Macleish has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macleish? popularity and diffusion

The last name Macleish is the 617,057th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Macleish reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 13 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Macleish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Macleish last name are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Macleish earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,347 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacLeisch941/
McLeish935,690/
Maclish93134/
McCleish88200/
Macklish8855/
MacLiesh8814/
MacClesh888/
Macleshe884/
MacLeash883/
Macklesh881/
McLish86171/
Maclis86103/
Macles8644/
Macleh868/
Maclih861/
MacLeitch8211/
MacCleesh825/
McClish801,548/
Machlis80242/
Macklis80227/
MacKles80126/
MacLise80114/
MacLees8066/
Mazlish8057/
Mascles8046/
MacHles8040/
MacLies8024/
Maclich8012/
MacLeid808/
MacLese806/
Maklish805/
MacLiss801/
MacClis801/
Mackleh801/
Maclhis801/
Maclues801/
Macluis801/
Macleah801/
Maklesh801/
Meacles800/
Macle77436/
Macli77137/
Maizlish7580/
MacKleit7554/
Mayzlish7538/
MacKless7513/
MacEllis7511/
MacLeese7511/
Macillis758/
MacLeoid756/
MacHliss756/
Macliaha752/
Macliahs752/
Mayzlesh751/
MacLesse751/
Macklizh751/
Maiklish751/
Makhlish751/
Macelles751/
MacIlles750/
MacKle712,017/
McLees711,403/
Makles711,175/
Mocles71458/
MacGillis71323/
Mascle71322/
Maclet71268/
Macler71162/
Maclid71149/
Maicle7193/
Meacle7190/
MacLea7176/
Mazlis7169/
Maclas7165/
Macliz7156/
Maklis7154/
MacLee7138/
Maclit7129/
Macley7113/
MacLae717/
Matchless716/
Maclhy716/
MacLic715/
Maclai714/
Maycle713/
Makleh713/
Macled712/
Maklei712/
MacLue712/
Makcle711/
MacIllias711/
Machellis711/
Machillis711/
Mackleidt711/
Maclausth711/
Macleu711/
Maclez711/
Maclie711/
Maclui711/
Maqles711/
Maikelesh711/
Mascli711/
Magclhaes711/
Maccli711/
MacLoe710/
Mayclease710/
Mackley673,277/
Masclet671,515/
McClees67644/
Magklis67285/
Maucler67255/
Mauclet67205/
Macelli67179/
Mochlis67152/
Makhlis67105/
Mackliz6783/
Masclee6763/
Machlas6744/
Mocklis6735/
McEllis6733/
Macklai6727/
Masclez6727/
MacLead6724/
Makhles6718/
Macille6717/
McLe6714/
Meazles6713/
Makleit6711/
Macklas679/
Macilli679/
Mozlish679/
Mazlies678/
Mockles677/
Mayzles677/
MacLeer676/
McAllis675/
Maickle675/
Macelle675/
Maklets674/
MacLehouse674/
Mocklei674/
Maclaus674/
Macleed674/
Macklee673/
Macleud673/
Macloid673/
Mayzlis672/
Moklish672/
Maklash672/
Macleyd672/
Moicles672/
Moklesh671/
Makclia671/
Macklia671/
MacLedd671/
MacLler671/
MacLowe671/
Meakleh671/
Macclae671/
Majcler671/
Masclée671/
Machlix671/
Maclach671/
Maclait671/
Maclaji671/
MacLast671/
Macliax671/
Maqliss671/
Maklees671/
Maklisz671/
Maizlis671/
Mochles671/
Maizles671/
Makllei671/
Makleid671/
Maiclea671/
Macleuz671/
Mauckle670/
MacKlie670/
MacKlea670/
MacLaas670/
McAlles670/
Matcler670/

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