# Macleod vs McLeod

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Macleod
*name · IPA /məˈklaʊd/ · frequency rank #22,146*
A surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree

### McLeod
*name · IPA /məˈklaʊd/ · frequency rank #23,900*
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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