McNeese

English

Alternative forms

• McNease, McNeece, McNeice, McNiece, McNish, Minish

Etymology

Anglicization of Irish Mac Naoise, a patronymic from a shortened form of Aonghas (“Angus”).

Proper noun

McNeese (plural McNeeses)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNeese is the 10001^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3223 individuals. McNeese is most common among White (83.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNeese”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.

Anagrams

• cenemes