McLees Surname

276,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1521:314,63428,773
Scotland1191:44,9904,039
England631:884,41445,970
Australia481:562,41041,290
Canada381:969,62173,252
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales81:386,81619,671
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland601:62,3873,880
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

McLees Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLees is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLees? popularity and diffusion

The last name McLees is the 276,388th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,194,259 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of McLees live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McLees is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,152 people, or 1 in 314,634. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 12 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States McLees exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 8 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

McLees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLees has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McLees surname expanded 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLees Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLees last name are 21.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McLees earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $45,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClees92644/
MacLees9266/
McCleese861,005/
MacLeese8611/
Mocles83458/
Macles8344/
MacCleesh805/
McLeish775,690/
MacKles77126/
Mascles7746/
MacLies7724/
Mockles777/
MacLese776/
Moicles772/
Maklees771/
Meacles770/
McAlles770/
Macleish71499/
McClease71435/
McCleish71200/
MacLiesh7114/
MacKless7113/
Meickles719/
MacClesh718/
Macleshe714/
MacLeash713/
Mockhles711/
Macklesh711/
Macelles711/
MacLesse711/
MacIlles710/
Makles671,175/
McLish67171/
Maclis67103/
Mokles6727/
McLass674/
Maqles671/
Maclez671/
Moqles671/
MacLeisch671/
Mayclease670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McLees
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