Mcleish

Mcleish Meaning & Origin

About Mcleish
The surname Mcleish is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Gille Íosa, meaning "son of the servant of Jesus." The name Mcleish is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Gille Íosa. The name has variations such as MacLeish and MacLise.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mcleish is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mcleish: 996
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24,961
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.34

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mcleish based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKLX
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M24020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K L IY1 SH
🌐 IPA
/məˈkliʃ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKLX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M242

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mcleish in Braille

Here's how to represent Mcleish in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mcleish in braille

How to sign the name Mcleish using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mcleish using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mcleish in sign language

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