 McCandlish red tartan[1] | |
| Pronunciation | /mɪkˈkænd.lɪʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Anglicised Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'Son of Cuindleas' |
| Region of origin | |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | McAndlish, McCanleis, McCaunles,[2] McCandleish,[3] 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.[2]
Variants
Some variants include McAndlish,[2] 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,[2] but still survive among a few families, primarily in the United States and Canada.[4] As with other names of this sort, versions with M' were also attested until the early 20th century.[2][3]
The name is closely related to McCandless (from the same derivation), found in Scotland and especially the north of Ireland (Ulster).[5][6] Some recorded north Irish variants are more similar to McCandlish, e.g. McCandleish,[3] while some Scottish variants are closer to McCandless, e.g. McCanleis and McCaunles.[2] McCandlish itself has also sometimes historically been attested in Northern Ireland.[7]
It is etymologically but probably not familially related to Ó Cuindlis, 'descendant of Cuindlis', a literary family of Uí Mháine in west-central Ireland.[5][8][9] The earliest form of the given name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century called Cuindles.[10][11][8]
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 McCandlish, British dog breeder
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.
- ^ a b c d e f Black, George F. (1962) [1946]. 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).
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b MacLysaght, Edward (1997) [1957]. "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. - ^ a b 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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