MacLeod

MacLeod and McLeod (/məˈklaʊd/ mə-KLOWD)[1] are surnames in the English language.

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see MacLeod (disambiguation).
MacLeod
Pronunciation/məˈklaʊd/
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Scottish
Origin
Language(s)
Word/name
  • 1. MacLeòid
  • 2. Mac Leóid
  • 3. Mac Giolla Mochadha
Other names
Variant form(s)Macleod, McLeod, M‘Leod, MacLot, McCloud, MacCleod, McCleod

Generally, the names are considered to be Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, meaning "son of Leòd".[2][3]

One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227.[2] There are two recognised Scottish clans with the surname: Clan MacLeod of Harris and Skye, and Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay. The earliest record of these two families, using a form of the surname MacLeod, occurs in the mid 14th century.

There are also documented cases of Scottish missionaries in Canada using McLeod as an Anglicisation of the indigenous Cree language name Mahkiyoc (meaning "the big one"), which accounts for its occurrence amongst Canadian people of Cree heritage.[4]

People with the surname MacLeod, McLeod

People with the given name Macleod, McLeod, MacLeod

Fictional characters with the surnames MacLeod or McLeod
  • Atholl MacLeod, character from the historical fiction series The Fairies Saga The Fairies Saga, Book One
  • Colin MacLeod, character from Highlander: Vengeance the animated film
  • Connor MacLeod, character from the Highlander films and television series
  • Duncan MacLeod, character from the Highlander films and television series
  • Quentin MacLeod, character from Highlander the animated series
  • Sarah MacLeod, character from Highlander: The Animated Series
  • Owen MacLeod, character from Highlander the game
  • Justin McLeod, character from the film The Man Without a Face
  • Claire McLeod, character from Australian Television Show McLeod's Daughters
  • Tess Silverman McLeod Ryan, character from Australian Television Show McLeod's Daughters
  • Jodi Fountain McLeod, character from Australian Television Show McLeod's Daughters
  • Fergus MacLeod, the real name of Crowley, character from the television show Supernatural
  • Rowena MacLeod, Crowley's mother, character from the television show Supernatural

Similar names

References
  1. Macleod, Dictionary.com, retrieved 6 December 2010 which cited: Dictionary.com Unabridged, Random House
  2. Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 2054, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
  3. Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, pp. 538, 933
  4. McLead, Neal (2000). "Plains Cree Identity: Borderlands, Ambiguous Genealogies and Narrative Irony" (PDF). The Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 20 (2): 437–454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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