McLeaod Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLeaod Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLeaod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McLeaod Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLeaod occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of McLeaod.

How Common Is The Last Name McLeaod? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 147 percent of McLeaod live; 147 percent live in North America and 147 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 25 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 67 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

McLeaod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLeaod has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLeaod Last Name Statistics demography

The amount McLeaod earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.8% less than the national average, earning $32,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $30,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McLeao921/
McLeoud8671/
Mcleoad869/
McLleod865/
M'Cleod863/
Mc.leod862/
Mc'leod862/
McLoeod861/
McLeoid860/
McCleoud8016/
McCloeod801/
McCleoyd800/
McLyea7715/
McLeop773/
McLieo771/
Mcliea771/
McLeoo771/
McLeat770/
McLeho770/
McLeoy770/
McLeoa770/
McLhea770/
McLeah770/
Mcleodová752/
McLayea714/
McClyea712/
McCleot712/
Mcleoet711/
McLeyea711/
McCleos711/
McLeoch710/
McLeath710/
McCleat710/
McIlleoy670/
McCleath670/
Mklaot621/
McElleyott590/
McCloua572/
McLuiggia500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McLeaod
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