McCandlish Surname
Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname
McCandlish Surname Definition:
MACCANDLISH: Eight of this name appear in Wigtownshire in eighteenth century (Wigtown). William M'Candlish in Balmangan, 1794 (Kirkcudbright). In 1684 the name appears as Makkanless, McCandlish McAndlish M'Canleis, and M'Caunles (Parish).
Read More About This SurnameMcCandlish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 625 | 1:579,934 | 47,474 |
| Scotland | 285 | 1:18,785 | 2,229 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 187 | 1:20,017 | 1,992 |
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
McCandlish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACCANDLISH: Eight of this name appear in Wigtownshire in eighteenth century (Wigtown). William M'Candlish in Balmangan, 1794 (Kirkcudbright). In 1684 the name appears as Makkanless, McCandlish McAndlish M'Canleis, and M'Caunles (Parish). The spelling with Mac is probably now extinct. From Irish MacCuindlis or MacCuindilis, son of Cuindleas (an old Irish name-Woulfe). See Candlish.
McCandlish Demographics
McCandlish Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McCandlish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCandlish Come From? nationality or country of origin
McCandlish occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McCandlish? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 319,360th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of McCandlish live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 579,934. In The United States McCandlish is most frequent in: Ohio, where 28 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Louisiana, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States McCandlish exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 24 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
McCandlish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McCandlish has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McCandlish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the McCandlish surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McCandlish last name are 17.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount McCandlish earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $42,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $54,056 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacCandlish | 95 | 6 | / |
| McAndlish | 95 | 1 | / |
| McCnadlish | 90 | 1 | / |
| McCandlesh | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCandleshe | 86 | 0 | / |
| MacCandless | 76 | 14 | / |
| Makandlis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macandless | 70 | 2 | / |
| McKindles | 63 | 148 | / |
| Makkandles | 60 | 1 | / |
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