McLoud Surname

233,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

McLoud Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of Leod (ugly).

McLoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6451:220,34021,384
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Canada641:575,71247,839
Costa Rica441:108,6381,781
England411:1,358,97760,528
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Israel121:713,13647,700
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6001:83,6988,740

McLoud (2,164) may also be a first name.

McLoud 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

McLoud Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLoud is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of McLoud click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLoud? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 233,514th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,219,772 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McLoud live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. McLoud is also the 161,203rd most common first name on earth, borne by 2,164 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,645 people, or 1 in 220,340. In The United States McLoud is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States McLoud occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

McLoud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLoud has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLoud last name increased 274 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLoud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLoud surname are 13.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.88% registered with the party.

The amount McLoud earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning R 236,076 per year; in United States they earn 9.14% less than the national average, earning $39,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% less than the national average, earning $46,551 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCloud9219,666/
Macloud92894/
McLoude921/
McLud911/
Maccloud8698/
McCloude8651/
Macleoud8610/
Mackloud861/
McLeod8376,963/
McLoyd83228/
McLaud83166/
McLoad8318/
MacLod839/
McLoid838/
MacLeod7759,454/
McCleod77836/
McLouth77587/
Maclaud77116/
MacLoed7750/
McLloyd7734/
McClaud7723/
Macloyd779/
McCloyd774/
Macliod774/
Maclood773/
Macleud773/
Macloid773/
Makloud772/
McKleod771/
McLaude771/
McLoyde771/
McClaude7149/
Macleods7121/
Maccleod7121/
Macklaud7119/
MacLeoid716/
MacLloyd715/
Makhloud713/
Macleood712/
MacLlyod711/
MacClood711/
Masclaud711/
Macclaud711/
Mackloyd711/
Maccloed711/
Maclot67130/
Maclad672/
McLoth671/
McLute670/

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