Where in Ireland does the family MACCANDLESS come from? Is MACCANDLESS a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname MACCANDLESS were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
MACCANDLESS Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 480 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 1390th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Presbyterian: 273 (56.88%), Anglican: 155 (32.29%), Methodist: 30 (6.25%), Catholic: 16 (3.33%), Other / Not Given: 5 (1.04%), Christian: 1 (0.21%)
MACCANDLESS Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 552 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 1247th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
MACCANDLESS Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 480
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 1390th
Meanings of the Surname MACCANDLESS
According to Thomas G. Gentry in his 1892 book Family Names, the Corrections and Additions section states: Ir. mac, son; Anglo-Saxon candeles, genitive of candel, a candle. Son of a candle. Candle is from the Latin candeo, I burn.MACCANDLESS in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
MACCANDLESS in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACCANDLESS who are Catholic in each locality
MACCANDLESS in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACCANDLESS who are Anglican in each locality
MACCANDLESS in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACCANDLESS who are Presbyterian in each locality
MACCANDLESS in Scotland
Patterns associated with the MACCANDLESS surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.