# McCandless

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #63,076

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mccandless