Mrs MacLeod was president of the Australasian WCTU in 1922 MacLeod , McLeod and Macleod ( mə-KLOWD )[1] are surnames in the English language . The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid , meaning "son of Leòd", derived from the Old Norse Liótr ("ugly").[2] [3] [4]
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.[5]
People with the surname MacLeod, McLeod, Macleod A. A. MacLeod (1902–1970), Canadian politician from OntarioAnna MacGillivray Macleod (1917–2004), Scottish Professor of Brewing and BiochemistryAileen McLeod (born 1971), Scottish National Party MSPAlan Arnett McLeod (1899–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria CrossAlexander McLeod (1796–1871), Scottish-Canadian sheriff acquitted of murder charges in connection to the Caroline Affair Alexander Samuel MacLeod (1888–1956), Canadian artistAlistair MacLeod (1936–2014), Canadian authorAlly MacLeod (1931–2004), Scottish football player, manager, and manager of Scotland teamAlly McLeod (born 1951), Scottish football playerAndrew MacLeod (born 1966) Humanitarian Expert and CEOAndrew McLeod (born 1976) Australian Rules footballerAngus MacLeod (disambiguation) Angus McLeod (disambiguation) Bryan McLeod (born 1974), Canadian politician from ManitobaCathy McLeod (born 1957), former Canadian politicianCharlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), Canadian mystery fiction writerClarence J. McLeod (1895–1959)Cody McLeod (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey playerColin MacLeod (1909–1972), Canadian-American geneticistCynthia H. McLeod (born 1936), Surinamese novelistDave MacLeod (born 1978), Scottish rock climberDavid McLeod (born 1971), American football playerDebbie McLeod (born 1972), Scottish field hockey goalkeeperDella Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?), American author and journalistDonald Bannerman Macleod (1887–1972), New Zealand physicistDonald Friell McLeod (1810–1872), British Lieutenant-Governor of PunjabDonald Kenneth McLeod (1885–1958), British Army officer with the British Indian ArmyDonald Macleod (1940–2023), Scottish theologianDuncan Lloyd McLeod (1874–1935), Canadian politician from ManitobaDuncan Stuart McLeod (1854–1933), Canadian politician from ManitobaEddie McLeod (1900–1989), New Zealand cricketerEddie McLeod (footballer) (fl 1930s), Scottish footballerErin McLeod (born 1983), Canadian soccer playerFred McLeod (golfer) (1882–1976), Scottish-American golferG. Scott MacLeod (born 1965), Canadian multimedia artist and film directorGavin MacLeod (1930–2021), American actorGeorge MacLeod (1895–1991), Scottish churchman, founder of the Iona CommunityGeorgie A. Hulse McLeod (1835–1890), author, educator, temperance activistHenry Dunning Macleod (1821–1902), Scottish economistHerbert McLeod (1841–1923), English chemistHugh McLeod (footballer) (1907–1929), Scottish footballerHugh McLeod (politician) (1843–1879), Canadian lawyerHugh McLeod (rugby union) (1932–2014), Scottish rugby playerIain MacLeod (disambiguation) , several people Ian R. MacLeod (born 1956), British science fiction and fantasy authorIzale McLeod (born 1984), British footballerJames Macleod (1836–1894), Scottish-Canadian pioneer and RCMP commissionerJeanette McLeod New Zealand mathematicianJenny McLeod (1941–2022) New Zealand composerJoan MacLeod (born 1954), Canadian playwrightJohn MacLeod (basketball) (1937–2019), American basketball coachJohn McLeod (footballer, born 1888) John Macleod (1876–1935), Scottish biochemist and co-discoverer of insulinJohn George Macleod (1915–2006), Scottish Physician and writer of medical booksJoseph Macleod (1903–1984), British poet, actor, playwright, theatre director and BBC newsreaderJulius Mac Leod (1857–1919), Belgian biologist, professor at the University of GhentKam McLeod (died 2019), Canadian fugitiveKaren MacLeod (1958–2021), British long-distance runnerKeith McLeod (born 1979), American basketball playerKen MacLeod (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writerKen McLeod (born 1948), American Buddhist teacher, writer, translatorKevin MacLeod (born 1972), American composerKevin S. MacLeod CVO, CD (born 1951), Canadian Secretary to the Queen of Canada Kiel McLeod (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey playerKirstie Macleod , British artistLyn McLeod (born 1942), Canadian politician from OntarioMalcolm MacLeod (disambiguation) , several people Margaret McLeod (died 1993)Marilyn McLeod (1939–2021), American songwriter and singerMartin McLeod (1813–1860), American pioneer, trader, and territorial legislatorMary MacLeod Trump , Scottish-American philanthropist, mother of Donald Trump.Mary MacLeod (actress) (1937–2016), Scottish actress of the theatre, film and televisionMary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), American educatorMata Hari , stage name for Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (1876–1917), executed by France as a German spy in 1917Moira MacLeod (born 1957), British field hockey playerMichael McLeod (disambiguation) , several people Murdo MacLeod (born 1958), Scottish footballerNathanel William Hamish Macleod (born 1940), British Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1991–1995Neil McLeod (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey playerNeil McLeod (politician) (1842–1915), Canadian politician from Prince Edward IslandNicholas McLeod (fl. 1868–1889), Scottish businessman and missionaryNorman MacLeod (disambiguation) , several people Norman Z. McLeod (1898–1964), film directorOmar McLeod (born 1994), Jamaican hurdlerPeden McLeod (1940–2021), American lawyer and politicianPrudence MacLeod (born 1958), philanthropist, daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod , the 27th chief of Clan MacLeod Robin McLeod (1951–2024), Canadian surgeon and medical researcherRoderick Macleod (disambiguation) , several people Rodney McLeod (born 1990), American football playerRory McLeod (singer-songwriter) (born 1957), British folk singer-songwriterRory McLeod (snooker player) (born 1971), English professional snooker playerRoshown McLeod (born 1975), former American basketball playerRyan McLeod (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey playerSarah McLeod (born 1971), New Zealand actressSarah McLeod (musician) (born 1973), Australian singer, former frontwoman of The SuperjesusScott MacLeod (disambiguation) , several peopleShane McLeod (born 1975), Australian news correspondentSheila MacLeod (born 1939), Scottish author and feministStuart Macleod (magician) (born 1982), Scottish magicianStuart MacLeod (musician) , Australian guitarist in Eskimo JoeSian MacLeod (born 1962), British ambassadorTammy McLeod (born 1977), Canadian boccia playerWilliam MacLeod (disambiguation) , several people
People with the given name Macleod, McLeod, MacLeod
Fictional characters with the surnames MacLeod or McLeod Claire McLeod , from Australian Television Show McLeod's Daughters Colin MacLeod , from Highlander: Vengeance the animated filmConnor MacLeod , from the Highlander films and television seriesDuncan MacLeod , from the Highlander films and television seriesFergus MacLeod, the real name of Crowley , from the television show Supernatural Jodi Fountain McLeod , from Australian Television Show McLeod's Daughters Justin McLeod, from the film The Man Without a Face Owen MacLeod , from Highlander the gameQuentin MacLeod , from Highlander the animated seriesRowena MacLeod, Crowley's mother, from the television show Supernatural Sarah MacLeod, from Highlander: The Animated Series Tess Silverman McLeod Ryan, from Australian television show McLeod's Daughters
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References ^ Macleod, Dictionary.com , retrieved 6 December 2010 which cited: Dictionary.com Unabridged , Random House^ a b Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge , p. 2054, ISBN 0-203-99355-1 ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History , New York: New York Public Library , pp. 538, 933 ^ "Mcleod Name Meaning & Mcleod Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk . Retrieved 3 January 2023 . ^ 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 June 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013 .