McLeish Family

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About the McLeish surname

The surname McLeish is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McLeish belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-lèch/ɛmselɛʃ/

Most frequent given names among the McLeish family

Men

  1. 1John28
  2. 2Donald14
  3. 3George5
  4. 4James5
  5. 5Hector4

Women

  1. 1Ann5
  2. 2Jane5
  3. 3Mary5
  4. 4Agnès4
  5. 5Annie4
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The McLeish name in our genealogy archives

333occurrences in our collections
7collections containing this name
10 201881 → 1901people enumerated
1819First mention of the name
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