How common is the surname McCandless?

5,149 people in the United States had the surname McCandless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,962 Americans. It ranked 6,576th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McCandless?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McCandless identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McCandless?

Bruce McCandless II, American astronaut (1937–2017), followed by Christopher McCandless.

Where is the surname McCandless most common?

Wikidata records people named McCandless in the United States.

Is the surname McCandless getting more or less common?

More common. 5,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,149 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname McCandless

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,149 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCandless is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.

McCandless is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,149 people named McCandless in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,962 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,110.

#6,576

rank among US surnames

5,149

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,570	Turman	5,155	59,892
#6,571	Garofalo	5,152	59,927
#6,574	McGough	5,150	59,951
#6,576	McCandless	5,149	59,962
#6,578	Hartung	5,148	59,974

Who is named McCandless

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named McCandless identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCandlesss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce McCandless II
American astronaut (1937–2017)
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
Paul McCandless
American musician, born 1947
Al McCandless
American politician (1927-2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Candlish

Surnames that sound like McCandless

McCandless has the Soundex code M253, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M253.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCandless come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.
How common is the surname McCandless?: 5,149 people in the United States had the surname McCandless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,962 Americans. It ranked 6,576th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCandless?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McCandless identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McCandless?: Bruce McCandless II, American astronaut (1937–2017), followed by Christopher McCandless.
Where is the surname McCandless most common?: Wikidata records people named McCandless in the United States.
What type of surname is McCandless?: McCandless is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCandless getting more or less common?: More common. 5,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,149 in 2010, up 0.8%.
What are other spellings of McCandless?: Candlish.