Explore the Family Name Mcloud
The meaning of Mcloud
Scottish: variant of McLeod.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Mcloud in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mcloud has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mcloud ranked as the 20,642nd most popular surname in the United States with a count of 1,192 individuals carrying this last name. Fast forward ten years, the rank improved to 20,322 and the count increased by 9.73% to 1,308. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.44, showing that while the number of people with the Mcloud surname increased, it did not become significantly more common relative to the size of the U.S. population.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #20,642 | #20,322 | 1.55% |
| Count | 1,192 | 1,308 | 9.73% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcloud
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mcloud also reflects interesting shifts based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group of people with the Mcloud surname identify as White, accounting for 79.78% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 75.76% in 2010. The second largest ethnicity is Black, which saw an increase from 14.85% in 2000 to 17.28% in 2010. Notably, the percentage of those with the Mcloud surname who identify as two or more races saw a significant increase of 63.25% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic modestly increased from 3.10% to 3.82%. There were no reported individuals with the Mcloud surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either the 2000 or 2010 census.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.78% | 75.76% | -5.04% |
| Black | 14.85% | 17.28% | 16.36% |
| Hispanic | 3.1% | 3.82% | 23.23% |
| Two or More Races | 1.17% | 1.91% | 63.25% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |