Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Iosa a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant (i.e. devotee) of Jesus’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Mcleish family from?
You can see how Mcleish families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mcleish family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mcleish families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1911 there were 2 Mcleish families living in Quebec. This was about 67% of all the recorded Mcleish's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Mcleish families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Mcleish surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Mcleish. 50% of Mcleish men worked as a Farmer and 67% of Mcleish women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mcleish were Clerk and Housekeeper. .
Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Mcleish life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Mcleish in 1953 was 31, and 69 in 2004.