McCloud Surname

27,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCloud Surname Definition:

(Scottish) Variant of McLeod, q.v.

McCloud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,7641:19,3172,424
England5721:97,40910,329
Australia2911:92,76910,602
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Wales161:193,40812,484
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Panama121:326,0227,351
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Guyana61:127,0377,965
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1331:16,0292,044

McCloud (49) may also be a first name.

McCloud Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) Variant of McLeod, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McCloud Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCloud is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCloud? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,326th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 370,566 people. The last name McCloud is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McCloud are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McCloud is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 49 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 18,764 people, or 1 in 19,317. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States McCloud is found in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

McCloud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCloud has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCloud last name expanded 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCloud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCloud last name are 5.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCloud earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.15% less than the national average, earning R 42,408 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning $18,571,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.97% less than the national average, earning $37,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $51,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maccloud9398/
McCloude9351/
McLoud921,727/
Macloud86894/
McCleod86836/
McClaud8623/
McCloyd864/
McLoude861/
McLud831/
McClaude8049/
Maccleod8021/
Macleoud8010/
MacClood801/
Maccloed801/
Mackloud801/
Macclaud801/
McLeod7776,963/
McLoyd77228/
McLaud77166/
McLoad7718/
MacLod779/
McLoid778/
MacLeod7159,454/
McLouth71587/
Maclaud71116/
MacLoed7150/
McLloyd7134/
McClide7116/
McClaid7111/
Macloyd719/
Macliod714/
Macleud713/
Maclood713/
Macloid713/
Makloud712/
McKleod711/
McLoyde711/
McLaude711/
Macleods6721/
Macklaud6719/
MacLeoid676/
MacLloyd675/
Makhloud673/
Macleood672/
Mackloyd671/
Masclaud671/
MacLlyod671/

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McCloud Reference & Research

MacLeod FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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