McLeish
English
Alternative forms
- McLish
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gille Íosa.
Proper noun
McLeish (plural McLeishes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McLeish is the 24961st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 996 individuals. McLeish is most common among White (70.48%) and Black/African American (23.09%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “McLeish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN