Given name & surname

Mccandless

“son of Cuindleas”

McCandless is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McCandless goes back to Irish Mac Cuindlis, meaning “son of Cuindleas.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

McCandless comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Mac Cuindlis.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mccandless’s family of names

In English usage, Mccandless as a surname has a related form in CANDLISH. In English usage, Mccandless as a surname has a related form in McCandlis. In English usage, Mccandless as a surname has a related form in McCanles.

Walk Mccandless’s family in the name graph

MccandlessCandlishMccanlessMcCandlisMcCanlesIrish

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mccandless, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Mccarley

“son of Fhearghal”

No U.S. birth series

18% boys · 82% girls

Irish

Mccalla

McCalla is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

25% boys · 75% girls

Irish

Mccarren

“son of Corrghamhain”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mccahill

“son of Cathal”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mccaslin

McCaslin is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

45% boys · 55% girls

Irish

Mccarney

“son of Cearnach”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

McCalvey

“son of the bald (man)”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mccarver

McCarver is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

—

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mccandless’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Mccandless

A sister for Mccandless