McCleod Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McCleod Surname Definition:

From Mac, son, and Clode, from Claudius, the second emperor who invaded Britain. Churchill says he was named Claudius because, through fear of death, he buried himself alive, being plucked by the heels out of a hole to be set upon the throne.

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McCleod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7431:487,83241,220
England671:831,61344,286
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5721:9,0131,148

McCleod Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Mac, son, and Clode, from Claudius, the second emperor who invaded Britain. Churchill says he was named Claudius because, through fear of death, he buried himself alive, being plucked by the heels out of a hole to be set upon the throne.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McCleod Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McCleod Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McCleod occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleod? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 416,195th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McCleod reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 743 people, or 1 in 487,832. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 13 percent live, Maryland, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

McCleod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCleod has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCleod surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCleod Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCleod surname are 7.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.92% registered with the political party.

The amount McCleod earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.62% less than the national average, earning $35,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $50,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maccleod9321/
McLeod9276,963/
MacLeod8659,454/
McCloud8619,666/
McCloyd864/
McKleod861/
Maccloud8098/
Macleods8021/
Macleoud8010/
MacLeaod807/
MacLeoid806/
MacLeoad805/
Macleood802/
MacClood801/
McLoud771,727/
McLoyd77228/
McLoad7718/
MacLod779/
McLoid778/
Macloud71894/
McLloyd7134/
MacLead7124/
McClaud7123/
McClide7116/
McClaid7111/
Macloyd719/
MacLeid718/
Makleod716/
Macliod714/
Maclood713/
Macloid713/
Macleud713/
Maclaod713/
Macleyd712/
Macilod711/
MacElod711/
McLeard711/
McCloude6751/
McClaude6749/
MacLloyd675/
Macclaud671/
Mackloyd671/
Mackloud671/
McLud671/
MacLlyod671/

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