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{{Infobox surname
| name            = MacLeod
| pronunciation   = {{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|l|aʊ|d}} {{respell|mə|KLOWD}}
| gender          = Unisex
| language        = 
| languageorigin  = {{Plainlist}}
* 1. [[Scottish Gaelic]]
* 2. [[Irish language|Irish]]
* 3. [[Old Norse]]
{{Endplainlist}}
| origin          = {{Plainlist}}
* 1. {{lang|gd|[[MacLeòid]]}}
{{Endplainlist}}
| family          = 
| variant         = Macleod, McLeod, M‘Leod<!-- Yes, this should be a smartquote: U+2018; see M‘Culloch and the Turned Comma by Michael G. Collins -->, MacLot, McCloud, MacCleod, McCleod
}}
[[File:Mrs._MacLeod_(The_Union_Signal,_1922).png | thumb|220x124px | right | alt= A photograph of Mrs MacLeod who was president of the Australasian WCTU in 1922 | Mrs MacLeod was president of the Australasian WCTU in 1922]]
'''MacLeod''', '''McLeod''' and '''Macleod''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|l|aʊ|d}} {{respell|mə|KLOWD}})<ref>{{citation |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Macleod |title=Macleod |publisher=[[Dictionary.com]] |access-date=6 December 2010}} which cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary.com Unabridged |publisher=Random House }}</ref> are surnames in the [[English language]]. The names are [[anglicised]] forms of the [[Scottish Gaelic]] ''{{lang|gd|[[MacLeòid]]}}'', meaning "son of Leòd", derived from the [[Old Norse]] ''Liótr'' ("ugly").<ref name="Reaney">{{citation |last1=Reaney |first1=Percy Hilde |last2=Wilson |first2=Richard Middlewood |title=A Dictionary of English Surnames |edition=3rd |year=2006 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |location=London |isbn=0-203-99355-1 |page=2054 }}</ref><ref name="Black-538833">{{citation |last=Black |first=George Fraser |title=The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |location=New York |year=1946 |pages=538, 933 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mcleod Name Meaning & Mcleod Family History at Ancestry.co.uk® |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=mcleod |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.ancestry.co.uk}}</ref>

One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227.<ref name="Reaney"/> There are two recognised [[Scottish clan]]s with the surname: [[Clan MacLeod]] of [[Harris, Scotland|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 ''{{lang|cr|Mahkiyoc}}'' (meaning "the big one"), which accounts for its occurrence amongst Canadian people of Cree heritage.<ref name="McLeod">{{cite journal |last=McLead |first=Neal |title=Plains Cree Identity: Borderlands, Ambiguous Genealogies and Narrative Irony |journal=The Canadian Journal of Native Studies |year=2000 |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=437–454 |url=http://www3.brandonu.ca/cjns/20.2/cjnsv20no1_pg437-454.pdf |access-date=18 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623191458/http://www3.brandonu.ca/cjns/20.2/cjnsv20no1_pg437-454.pdf |archive-date=23 June 2017 }}</ref>

==People with the surname ''MacLeod'', ''McLeod'', ''Macleod'' ==
*[[A. A. MacLeod]] (1902–1970), Canadian politician from Ontario
*[[Anna MacGillivray Macleod]] (1917–2004), Scottish Professor of Brewing and Biochemistry
*[[Aileen McLeod]] (born 1971), Scottish National Party MSP
*[[Alan Arnett McLeod]] (1899–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
*[[Alexander McLeod]] (1796–1871), Scottish-Canadian sheriff acquitted of murder charges in connection to the [[Caroline Affair]]
*[[Alexander Samuel MacLeod]] (1888–1956), Canadian artist
*[[Alistair MacLeod]] (1936–2014), Canadian author
*[[Ally MacLeod]] (1931–2004), Scottish football player, manager, and manager of Scotland team
*[[Ally McLeod]] (born 1951), Scottish football player
*[[Andrew MacLeod]] (born 1966) Humanitarian Expert and CEO
*[[Andrew McLeod]] (born 1976) Australian Rules footballer
*[[Angus MacLeod (disambiguation)]]
*[[Angus McLeod (disambiguation)]]
*[[Bryan McLeod]] (born 1974), Canadian politician from Manitoba
*[[Cathy McLeod]] (born 1957), Canadian politician
*[[Charlotte MacLeod]] (1922–2005), Canadian mystery fiction writer
*[[Clarence J. McLeod]] (1895–1959)
*[[Cody McLeod]] (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
*[[Colin Munro MacLeod]] (1909–1972), Canadian-American geneticist
*[[Cooper McLeod]] (born 2001), American speedskater
*[[Cynthia McLeod]] (born 1936), Surinamese novelist
*[[Dave MacLeod]] (born 1978), Scottish rock climber
*[[David McLeod]] (born 1971), American football player
*[[Debbie McLeod]] (born 1972), Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
*[[Della Campbell MacLeod]] (ca. 1884 – ?), American author and journalist
*[[Donald Bannerman Macleod]] (1887–1972), New Zealand physicist
*[[Donald Friell McLeod]] (1810–1872), British Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab
*[[Donald Kenneth McLeod]] (1885–1958), British Army officer with the British Indian Army
*[[Donald Macleod (theologian)]] (1940–2023), Scottish theologian
*[[Duncan Lloyd McLeod]] (1874–1935), Canadian politician from Manitoba
*[[Duncan Stuart McLeod]] (1854–1933), Canadian politician from Manitoba
*[[Eddie McLeod (cricketer)]] (1900–1989), New Zealand cricketer
*[[Eddie McLeod (footballer)]] (fl 1930s), Scottish footballer
*[[Erin McLeod]] (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
*[[Fred McLeod (golfer)]] (1882–1976), Scottish-American golfer
*[[G. Scott MacLeod]] (born 1965), Canadian multimedia artist and film director 
*[[Gavin MacLeod]] (1930–2021), American actor
*[[George MacLeod]] (1895–1991), Scottish churchman, founder of the Iona Community
*[[Georgie A. Hulse McLeod]] (1835–1890), author, educator, temperance activist
*[[Greg MacLeod]] (1935–2017), Canadian priest and educator
*[[Henry Dunning Macleod]] (1821–1902), Scottish economist
*[[Henry Wallace McLeod]] (1915–1944), Canadian fighter pilot
*[[Herbert McLeod]] (1841–1923), English chemist
*[[Hugh McLeod (footballer)]] (1907–1929), Scottish footballer
*[[Hugh McLeod (politician)]] (1843–1879), Canadian lawyer
*[[Hugh McLeod (rugby union)]] (1932–2014), Scottish rugby player
*[[Iain MacLeod (disambiguation)]], ''several people''
**[[Iain Borb MacLeod]] (1392–1442), Scottish clan chief
**[[Iain Ciar MacLeod]] (1330–{{circa|1392}}), Scottish clan chief
**[[Iain Norman Macleod]] (1913–1970), British politician
*[[Ian R. MacLeod]] (born 1956), British science fiction and fantasy author
*[[Izale McLeod]] (born 1984), British footballer
*[[Jalen McLeod]] (born 2002), American football player
*[[James Macleod]] (1836–1894), Scottish-Canadian pioneer and RCMP commissioner
*[[Jeanette McLeod]] New Zealand mathematician
*[[Jenny McLeod]] (1941–2022) New Zealand composer 
*[[Jess McLeod]] (1997– ) Canadian actor
*[[Jim McLeod (baseball)]] (1908–1981), third baseman for Washington Senators
*[[Jimmy McLeod]] (1937–2019), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
*[[Joan MacLeod]] (born 1954), Canadian playwright
*[[John MacLeod (basketball)]] (1937–2019), American basketball coach
*[[John McLeod (footballer, born 1888)]]
*[[John Macleod (physiologist)]] (1876–1935), Scottish biochemist and co-discoverer of insulin
*[[John George Macleod]] (1915–2006), Scottish Physician and writer of medical books
*[[Joseph Macleod]] (1903–1984), British poet, actor, playwright, theatre director and BBC newsreader
*[[Julius Mac Leod]] (1857–1919), Belgian biologist, professor at the University of Ghent
*Kam McLeod (died 2019), Canadian fugitive of [[2019 Northern British Columbia murders]]
*[[Karen MacLeod]] (1958–2021), British long-distance runner
*[[Keith McLeod]] (born 1979), American basketball player
*[[Ken MacLeod]] (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writer 
*[[Ken McLeod]] (born 1948), American Buddhist teacher, writer, translator
*[[Kevin MacLeod]] (born 1972), American composer
*[[Kevin S. MacLeod]] (born 1951), Canadian Secretary to Queen Elizabeth
*[[Kiel McLeod]] (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Kirstie Macleod]], British artist
*[[Lyn McLeod]] (born 1942), Canadian politician from Ontario
*[[Malcolm MacLeod (disambiguation)]], ''several people''
**[[Malcolm MacLeod (clan chief)]] (1296–1370), Scottish clan chief
**[[Malcolm MacLeod (scientist)]] (1882–1969), British scientist
**[[Malcolm MacLeod (politician)]], politician from New Brunswick, Canada
**[[Malcolm Macleod]], former Rector of the University of Edinburgh
*[[Margaret McLeod]] (died 1993)
*[[Marilyn McLeod]] (1939–2021), American songwriter and singer
*[[Martin McLeod]] (1813–1860), American pioneer, trader, and territorial legislator
*[[Mary MacLeod Trump]], Scottish-American philanthropist, mother of Donald Trump
*[[Mary MacLeod (actress)]] (1937–2016), Scottish actress of the theatre, film and television
*[[Mary McLeod Bethune]] (1875–1955), American educator
*[[Mata Hari]], stage name for Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (1876–1917), executed by France as a German spy in 1917
*[[Moira MacLeod]] (born 1957), British field hockey player
*[[Michael McLeod (disambiguation)]], ''several people''
**[[Michael McLeod (ice hockey)]] (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
**[[Michael McLeod (politician)]] (born 1959), Canadian politician
**[[Mike McLeod (athlete)]] (born 1952), British runner
**[[Mike McLeod (gridiron football)]] (born 1958), American football player
**[[Mike McLeod (actor)]] (born 1985), Canadian film and television actor
**[[Michael McLeod (journalist)]], American journalist who has written about Bigfoot
**[[Michael McLeod (musician)]], Australian bassist and clean vocalist
*[[Murdo MacLeod]] (born 1958), Scottish footballer
*[[Nathanel William Hamish Macleod]] (born 1940), British Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1991–1995
*[[Neil McLeod (field hockey)]] (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey player
*[[Neil McLeod (politician)]] (1842–1915), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
*[[Nicholas McLeod]] ([[floruit|fl.]] 1868–1889), Scottish businessman and missionary
*[[Norman MacLeod (disambiguation)]], several people:
**[[Norm MacLeod]] (1904–1951), an Australian rules footballer 
**Norman Macleod, known as [[Piper Norman]] (1953– ), Scottish musician
**[[Norman MacLeod (Canadian businessman)]], president of the Liberal Party of Canada
**[[Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal)]] (1783–1862), Scottish churchman and writer
**[[Norman MacLeod (1812–1872)]], Scottish churchman and writer, his son
**[[Norman Macleod (journalist)]] (born about 1967), Scottish television presenter
**[[Norman MacLeod of MacLeod]] (1812–1895), 25th chief of Clan MacLeod
*[[Norman Z. McLeod]] (1898–1964), film director
*[[Omar McLeod]] (born 1994), Jamaican hurdler
*[[Peden McLeod]] (1940–2021), American lawyer and politician
*[[Prudence MacLeod]] (born 1958), philanthropist, daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch
*Sir [[Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod]], 27th chief of Clan MacLeod
*[[Robin McLeod]] (1951–2024), Canadian surgeon and medical researcher
*[[Roderick Macleod (disambiguation)]], several people:
**[[Roderick Macleod (Alberta politician)]] (1908–2004), Canadian politician
**Sir [[Roderick Macleod of Macleod]], 15th chief of Clan MacLeod
*[[Rodney McLeod]] (born 1990), American football player
*[[Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter)]] (born 1957), British folk singer-songwriter
*[[Rory McLeod (snooker player)]] (born 1971), English professional snooker player
*[[Roshown McLeod]] (born 1975), American basketball player
*[[Ryan McLeod]] (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Sarah McLeod]] (born 1971), New Zealand actress
*[[Sarah McLeod (musician)]] (born 1973), Australian singer of The Superjesus
*[[Scott MacLeod (disambiguation)]], several people
**[[R. W. Scott McLeod]] (1914–1961), U.S. Department of State official 
**[[Scott MacLeod (ice hockey)]] (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player 
**[[Scott MacLeod (rugby union)]] (born 1979), Scottish rugby union footballer
**[[G. Scott MacLeod]] (born 1965), Canadian multimedia artist and film director 
*[[Shane McLeod]] (born 1975), Australian news correspondent
*[[Sheila MacLeod]] (born 1939), Scottish author and feminist
*[[Stuart Macleod (magician)]] (born 1982), Scottish magician
*[[Stuart MacLeod (musician)]], Australian guitarist in Eskimo Joe
*[[Sian MacLeod]] (born 1962), British ambassador
*[[Tammy McLeod]] (born 1977), Canadian boccia player
*[[William MacLeod (disambiguation)]], several people:
**[[William Cleireach MacLeod]] (1365–c. 1402), Scottish clan chief
**[[William Dubh MacLeod]] (c. 1415–1480), Scottish clan chief

==People with the given name ''Macleod'', ''McLeod'', ''MacLeod''==
*[[McLeod Bethel-Thompson]] (born 1988), American football player
*[[Norman Macleod Ferrers]] (1829–1903), British mathematician and university administrator
*[[Norman MacLeod Lang]] (1875–1956), Bishop of Leicester

==Fictional characters with the surnames MacLeod or McLeod==
*[[Claire McLeod]], from Australian Television Show ''McLeod's Daughters''
*[[Colin MacLeod (Highlander)|Colin MacLeod]], from ''Highlander: Vengeance'' the animated film
*[[Connor MacLeod]], from the ''Highlander'' films and television series
*[[Duncan MacLeod]], from the ''Highlander'' films and television series
*Fergus MacLeod, the real name of [[Crowley (Supernatural)|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 game
*[[Quentin MacLeod]], from ''Highlander'' the animated series
*Rowena MacLeod, Crowley's mother, from the television show ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
*Sarah MacLeod, from ''[[Highlander: The Animated Series]]''
*Tess Silverman McLeod Ryan, from Australian television show ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]''

==Similar names==
*[[McCloud (surname)]]

==References==
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