McLeod Surname

7,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,963 people bear this surname

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

McLeod Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of Leod (ugly).

McLeod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41,5431:8,7251,055
Canada20,1261:1,831179
Australia15,7171:1,718210
England8,9281:6,241893
Scotland6,7311:795109
Jamaica4,7441:605108
New Zealand3,6851:1,229121
South Africa2,0561:26,3513,382
Trinidad and Tobago8101:1,684274
Namibia2791:8,6361,678
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Wales2391:12,9481,436
Guyana1801:4,235754
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
France1461:454,95065,144
Ireland1141:41,3063,205
Panama1081:36,2251,986
Thailand1051:672,746112,498
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Northern Ireland951:19,4212,391
Zimbabwe911:169,65120,787
Grenada711:1,529275
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Costa Rica541:88,5201,588
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Spain491:954,12336,393
Bahamas481:8,161696
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Singapore391:141,2236,278
India371:20,731,497300,213
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Falkland Islands321:9811
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Turks and Caicos Islands301:1,144138
Cayman Islands291:2,203283
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Isle of Man251:3,433731
Norway241:214,26224,079
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines211:5,365624
Jersey201:4,960981
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Bermuda171:3,840587
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
China111:124,301,9616,553
Norfolk Island111:20934
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Cook Islands71:2,597656
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Laos41:1,647,081888
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Anguilla11:13,436792
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Montserrat11:4,947471
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2101:21,0952,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland20,0991:18618
England1,7721:13,7562,063
Wales471:33,3711,813
Isle of Man141:3,876418
Jersey131:3,991684
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McLeod (215) may also be a first name.

McLeod Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of Leod (ugly).

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

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

McLeod Last Name Facts

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

McLeod is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLeod? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,384th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,689 people. McLeod is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of McLeod are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 616,131st most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 215 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 41,543 people, or 1 in 8,725. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 118 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

McLeod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLeod has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLeod surname expanded 346,192 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 504 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 509 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLeod Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McLeod surname is chiefly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McLeod last name are 3.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount McLeod earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 95.96% more than the national average, earning 678,185 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.88% more than the national average, earning R 344,292 per year; in United States they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $42,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $50,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacLeod9259,454/
McCleod92836/
McKleod921/
Maccleod8621/
Macleods8621/
Macleoud8610/
MacLeaod867/
MacLeoid866/
MacLeoad865/
Macleood862/
McLoud831,727/
McLoyd83228/
McLoad8318/
MacLod839/
McLoid838/
McCloud7719,666/
Macloud77894/
McLloyd7734/
MacLead7724/
Macloyd779/
MacLeid778/
Makleod776/
McCloyd774/
Macliod774/
Macleud773/
Maclood773/
Macloid773/
Maclaod773/
Macleyd772/
Macilod771/
McLeard771/
MacElod771/
McLud731/
Maccloud7198/
MacLloyd715/
Mackloud711/
MacLlyod711/
MacClood711/
Mackloyd711/
McLaud67166/
Maclot67130/
Macheleid6732/
Maclad672/
Mackleidt671/
McLoth671/

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McLeod Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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