 McCandlish red tartan | |
| Pronunciation | /mɪkˈkænd.lɪʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Anglicised Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'Son of Cuindleas' |
| Region of origin | |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | McAndlish, McCanleis, McCaunles, McCandleish, and many others |
McCandlish (/mɪkˈkænd.lɪʃ/, mik-CAND-lish is Scottish surname (and rarely also a given name), derived from Scottish Gaelic and Middle Irish Mac Cuindlis (among other spellings), meaning 'son of Cuindleas', an Old Irish given name of uncertain meaning.
Variants
Some variants include McAndlish, McCanalish, McCandelich, McCandelish, McCandish, McCandlash, and McCandleis, among others. Spellings with Mac were believed to be extinct by the first half of the 20th century, but still survive among a few families, primarily in the United States and Canada. As with other names of this sort, versions with M' were also attested until the early 20th century.
The name is closely related to McCandless (from the same derivation), found in Scotland and especially the north of Ireland (Ulster). Some recorded north Irish variants are more similar to McCandlish, e.g. McCandleish, while some Scottish variants are closer to McCandless, e.g. McCanleis and McCaunles. McCandlish itself has also sometimes historically been attested in Northern Ireland.
It is etymologically but probably not familially related to Ó Cuindlis, 'descendant of Cuindlis', a literary family of Uí Mháine in west-central Ireland. The earliest form of the given name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century called Cuindles.
Surname
- Benjamin McCandlish (1886–1975), United States Navy flag officer; 36th naval governor of Guam
- Edward Gerstell McCandlish (1887–1946), American illustrator, mapmaker, toymaker, and author of the Bunny Tots series of children's books (1920s); perhaps best known for illustrating Laboulaye's Fairy Book
- John Edward Chalmers McCandlish CB CBE (1901–1974), British Army major-general
- John MacGregor McCandlish (1821–1901), Scottish lawyer; first president of the Faculty of Actuaries
- Mackey McCandlish, animator, game designer, and co-creator of Blahbalicious
- Margherita McCandlish née Wood (1892–1954), former first lady of Guam, wife of Benjamin
- William Leslie McCandlish, British dog breeder (see List of Chairmen of the Kennel Club)
Given name
- McCandlish Phillips (1927–2013), American journalist and evangelist
See also
- Candlish, a derived Scottish surname
- McCandless (surname), a more common Scots-Irish form of the name, primarily found in the north of Ireland
- Ó Cuindlis, a west Irish surname dating to the 14th century; anglicized as Conlisk, Cundlish, Quinlist, and several other variants
References
- "Search Results [McCandlish]". TartanRegister.gov.uk. Scottish Register of Tartans. 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Black, George F. (1962) . The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History (2nd ed.). New York Public Library. p. 131, "Candlish"; p. 464, "MacCandlish". ISBN 978-0-87104-172-2 – via Internet Archive. A newer edition of this book exists (2015, ISBN 9781626540590).
- ^ Matheson, Robert E. (1901). "1242: M'Candless". Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland. Dublin: HM Stationery Office. p. 50 – via Internet Archive.
- "MacCandlish Surname Definition". Forebears. 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1997) . "Mac Candless". The Surnames of Ireland (6th ed.). Dublin: Irish Academic Press. pp. 35–36 – via Internet Archive. Link is to 1985 edition, but pagination is the same. A newer edition of this book exists (1989, ISBN 9780716523666).
- "Surname Database: McCandless Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "1901/1911 Census, Ireland / Search: McCandlish". Search Census. National Archives of Ireland. 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
The data can be visualised with maps provided here:
Griffin, Barry (2023). "MacCandlish Surname Maps of Ireland". Irish Surname Maps for the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. Retrieved 11 March 2023. - ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1922). "Ó Cuindlis". Irish Names and Surnames / Sloinnte Gaelheal Is Gall. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son. p. 93 – via Internet Archive.
- Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. vol. 3, pp. 1119, 1121; vol. 5, p. 2102. ISBN 9781851094400.
- Ryan, John (1938). "The Abbatial Succession at Clonmacnoise". In Ryan, John (ed.). Feil-Sgribhinn Eóin Mhic Neill / Essays and Studies Presented to Professor Eóin Mac Neill. Dublin: Three Candles Press. p. 499. A revised edition of this book exists (1995, ISBN 9781851821808).
- Woulfe, Patrick (1922). "MacCuindilis, MacCuindlis". Irish Names and Surnames / Sloinnte Gaelheal Is Gall. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son. p. 68 – via Internet Archive.
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