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

The surname McLeod is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McLeod? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname McLeod is the 7,384^th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,689 people. The surname McLeod occurs mostly 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. McLeod is also the 616,131^st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 215 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 41,543 people, or 1 in 8,725. In The United States McLeod is most numerous in: Florida, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 118 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

McLeod Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of McLeod has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McLeod surname rose 346,192 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 504 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 509 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLeod Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States McLeod are 3.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.76% being registered to vote for the 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.