Cloud is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cloud
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland
Meaning:

The Cloud is a variant form of Lowth. 1. From Louth, the Lincolnshire town. 2. The Norman surname Lovet is sometimes spelt Loueth in Domesday Book.

In Scotland, M'Cloud is the corruption of Mac Leod.

Dweller near the rock or mass of stone; the son of Leod meaning "ugly".

Lastname Cloud is variant form of Loud. Dweller near the Loud, i.e., the loud one, a river in Lancashire.

A variation of McCloud. Variant of McLeod that means son of Leod meaning "ugly".

Surname Cloud is the variant of MacLeod. The son of Leod that means ugly.

Cloud is the variant of Macleod. Son of Leod; but who he was is not quite clear. Malcolm, son of Tormod Macleod, obtained a charter from King David II before 1360.

Cloud is the variant form of Lude. An estate in Blair Athol, Perthshire, which formerly had possessors of the same Street.

How popular is Cloud?

Cloud is common in United States, Bangladesh, France, England, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Canada, China.

Cloud is ranked 24007 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cloud bearers increased by 4.08 per cent in 2010 US census to 14555 since 2000, the surname slipped by 101 spots and ranked at 2478. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.82 71.42
Black 17.24 16.52
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.85 7.01
Others 3.41 2.75
Hispanic or Latino 3.22 1.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.4
Cloud is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 22544 people have been found who wears Cloud as their family name. Cloud is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cloud:
2,311 United States19,821
Countries with hundreds of Cloud:
8,696 Bangladesh541
28,333 France365
16,346 England307
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
9,879 Peru139
25,634 Canada135
661 China129
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
172,929 India92
95,055 Philippines83
47,336 Iran74
53,253 South Africa70
4,171 Singapore56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
696 Bahamas48
84,030 Argentina28
246,176 Indonesia25
62,883 Australia24
9,804 Wales23
186,571 Nigeria20
32,158 Mexico20
246,361 Brazil17
792 Myanmar16
196,901 Germany15
2,518 Vietnam14
83,604 Malaysia14
75,423 Netherlands12
72,236 Spain12
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
407,040 Thailand11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
60,754 Tanzania9
19,532 Malawi9
47,869 Japan7
5,222 Hong Kong6
1,433 South Korea6
56,696 Romania6
28,047 Scotland6
121,657 Italy6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Jos. Cloud from Germany aboard the Utopia from London. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on May 14, 1880. Marg. Cloud, aged 22, Henri Cloud (25) Farmer, are others that migrated to US.

Cloud Namesakes

  • Roger Cloud, American politician of the Republican party
  • Susan Deer Cloud, award-winning writer of poetry, fiction
  • Preston Cloud, Preston Ercelle Cloud, Jr
  • Red Cloud, was one of the most important leaders of the Oglala Lakota
  • Red Thunder Cloud, singer, dancer, storyteller
  • The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud, Austrian musical duo composed of Albin Julius and Alzbeth
  • Hanging Cloud, full warrior among her people
  • Mike Cloud, running back
  • Henry Roe Cloud, Ho-Chunk Native American, enrolled
  • Jack Cloud, American football linebacker and fullback

Cloud Namesakes

  • Roger Cloud, American politician of the Republican party
  • Susan Deer Cloud, award-winning writer of poetry, fiction
  • Preston Cloud, Preston Ercelle Cloud, Jr
  • Red Cloud, was one of the most important leaders of the Oglala Lakota
  • Red Thunder Cloud, singer, dancer, storyteller
  • The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud, Austrian musical duo composed of Albin Julius and Alzbeth
  • Hanging Cloud, full warrior among her people
  • Mike Cloud, running back
  • Henry Roe Cloud, Ho-Chunk Native American, enrolled
  • Jack Cloud, American football linebacker and fullback

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