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McLeod or MacLeod is a Scottish surname, derived from Clan MacLeod. The Gaelic form is Clann Mhic Leòid. Clann means children, while mhic is the genitive of mac, the Gaelic for son, and Leòid is the genitive of Leòd. The whole phrase therefore means The children of the son of Leod. The later form "McCloud" creates a connection to the English word "cloud" which did not originally exist.

People bearing the name "MacLeod" include:

Persons named McLeod or MacLeod

Attorney at Law, William David McLeod Esq., Houston Texas U.S.A. (born Calgary Alberta Canada 1959)

• A.A. MacLeod (20th century), Canadian politician from Ontario
• Alan Arnett McLeod (1899–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Alexander Samuel MacLeod (1888-1956), Canadian artist
• Alistair MacLeod (born 1936), Canadian author
• Ally McLeod (1931–2004), Scottish football player and manager
• Bryan McLeod (born 1974), Canadian politician from Manitoba
• Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), Canadian mystery fiction writer
• Clarence J. McLeod (1895–1959)
• Colin MacLeod (1909–1972), Canadian-American geneticist
• Donald Kenneth McLeod (1885–1958), British Army officer with the British Indian Army
• Duncan Stuart McLeod (1854–1933), Canadian politician from Manitoba
• Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874–1935), Canadian politician from Manitoba
• Fred McLeod (1882–1976), Scottish-American golfer
• Gavin MacLeod (born 1930), American actor
• George MacLeod (1895–1991), Scottish churchman, founder of the Iona Community.
• Haggis McLeod (contemporary), British juggler and comedian
• Henry Dunning Macleod (1821–1902), Scottish economist
• H. G. McLeod (?–?), Inventor of the McLeod gauge
• Iain Macleod (1913–1970), British politician
• Ian R. MacLeod (born 1956), British science fiction and fantasy author
• Izale McLeod (born 1984), British footballer
• James Macleod (1836–1894), Scottish-Canadian pioneer and RCMP commissioner
• John A. Mcleod (1987 – present), British Guitarist and mathematician
• John James Richard Macleod (1876–1935), Scottish biochemist and co-discoverer of insulin
• Keith McLeod (born 1979), American basketball player
• Ken MacLeod (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writer
• Leah McLeod Australian television presenter and sister of Sarah McLeod (Superjesus)
• Lyn McLeod (born 1942), Canadian politician from Ontario
• Malcolm Macleod, former Lord Rector of Edinburgh University
• Mary MacLeod Trump, deceased, Donald Trump's mother
• Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), American educator
• Nathanel William Hamish Macleod (dates unknown), British Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1991–1995
• Neil McLeod (1842–1915), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
• Neil McLeod (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey player
• Nicholas McLeod (fl. 1868–1889) Scottish businessman and missionary
• Norman McLeod (1812–1872), Scottish theologian and Social Reformer.
• Roshown McLeod (born 1975), Former American Basketball player
• Rudolf MacLeod, Dutch naval officer of Scottish ancestry and former husband of the famous WWI spy Mata Hari
• Samantha McLeod, Canadian actress
• Sarah McLeod (born 1971), New Zealand actress
• Sarah McLeod (Superjesus) (singer) Australian singer, former frontwoman of The Superjesus
• Scott MacLeod, Scottish rugby union player
• Shane McLeod (born 1975), Australian news correspondent
• Stuart Macleod (magician) (born 1982), Scottish magician

Fictional characters

• Connor MacLeod, character from Highlander movies and television series
• Duncan MacLeod, character from Highlander movies and television series

Place names

• Fort Macleod, town in Alberta, Canada
• Macleod, a federal electoral district in Alberta
• McLeod County, Minnesota, USA
• MacLeod, suburb of Melbourne, Australia
• McLeod Ganj, town in Himachal Pradesh, India

Other

• Clan MacLeod, Scottish clan
• Lake Macleod, lake in Western Australia
• McLeod's Daughters, Australian television drama
• McLeod gauge, scientific instrument to measure very low pressures
• McLeod syndrome, an anomaly of the Kell antigen system
• McLeod (tool), a hoe-like Wildland firefighting tool

See also

• Leod
• McCloud

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