McCandless Surname
Approximately 7,851 people bear this surname
McCandless Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,285 | 1:49,754 | 6,028 |
| Northern Ireland | 606 | 1:3,045 | 614 |
| Canada | 486 | 1:75,814 | 8,549 |
| England | 307 | 1:181,492 | 16,346 |
| Scotland | 144 | 1:37,179 | 3,577 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Ireland | 72 | 1:65,402 | 4,223 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 491 | 1:9,022 | 1,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,062 | 1:47,287 | 5,419 |
McCandless (17) may also be a first name.
McCandless Demographics
McCandless Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McCandless Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCandless Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCandless occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McCandless? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,789th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 928,232 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McCandless reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCandless is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
McCandless is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,285 people, or 1 in 49,754. In The United States McCandless is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
McCandless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McCandless has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCandless last name rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,411 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 465 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McCandless Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the McCandless last name is predominantly Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCandless surname are 23.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McCandless earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $44,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $54,396 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCandles | 95 | 63 | / |
| McAndless | 95 | 48 | / |
| MacCandless | 95 | 14 | / |
| McCandeless | 95 | 3 | / |
| McCandaless | 95 | 1 | / |
| McCandlless | 95 | 1 | / |
| McCandliess | 95 | 1 | / |
| McCaandless | 95 | 1 | / |
| McChandless | 95 | 0 | / |
| McCanndless | 95 | 0 | / |
| McCandlss | 95 | 0 | / |
| Mac Candless | 91 | 0 | / |
| McCandliss | 90 | 153 | / |
| McKandless | 90 | 26 | / |
| Macandless | 90 | 2 | / |
| McCandlass | 90 | 2 | / |
| McCandelss | 90 | 2 | / |
| McCandeles | 90 | 2 | / |
| McCundless | 90 | 1 | / |
| McCondless | 90 | 1 | / |
| McCantless | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCandlies | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCandloss | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCandluss | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCaindles | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCandleas | 90 | 0 | / |
| McAndles | 89 | 4 | / |
| McKandles | 84 | 45 | / |
| McCandlis | 84 | 41 | / |
| McCandlas | 84 | 2 | / |
| McCandels | 84 | 0 | / |
| McCandlys | 84 | 0 | / |
| McAndliss | 84 | 0 | / |
| McCandlus | 84 | 0 | / |
| McAndloss | 84 | 0 | / |
| McAndlass | 84 | 0 | / |
| McKindless | 80 | 20 | / |
| McCandlise | 80 | 3 | / |
| McCondlass | 80 | 0 | / |
| McKendless | 80 | 0 | / |
| McKandlass | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCandelas | 80 | 0 | / |
| McOndles | 78 | 0 | / |
| McAndlis | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCandellas | 76 | 1 | / |
| McKindles | 74 | 148 | / |
| McNudtles | 74 | 0 | / |
| McKendles | 74 | 0 | / |
| McKandelis | 70 | 1 | / |
| Makkandles | 70 | 1 | / |
| McKendlass | 70 | 0 | / |
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McCandless Reference & Research
McCandless FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCandless
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis