# McCloud

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #51,847

## Definitions
1. A patrilineal surname.
2. A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicized variant of Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, itself meaning "son of Leòd", derived from Old Norse Ljótr (“ugly”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mccloud