
Each Society has their own membership requirements according to their local traditions. The best way to start is to visit the appropriate society page to find out how to get in touch.
Welcome to Clan MacLeod — we look forward to meeting you at a Clan MacLeod gathering in the near future!
McLeod and MacLeod are the same. The Mc is an abbreviation for Mac, the Gaelic word for son. When Mac is used in combination with another name, it means “son of” that other name. MacLeod/McLeod means “Son of Leod” in the same manner that Johnson means “son of John”. McCloud is another spelling of the same name.
One of our Clan MacLeod members whose last name is Loud shared with us that his grandfather dropped the Mc, but his grandfather’s brother kept it. Hence, he has both McLoud cousins and Loud cousins!
Mac means “son” in Gaelic, so MacLeod means “son of Leod”, the founder of our clan. No matter which spelling variation we use, we’re all children of Leod!
Each Society has their own membership requirements according to their local traditions. The best way to start is to visit the appropriate society page to find out how to get in touch.