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Name Leland
Type Surname (from given name & from location)
Usage English, Irish, Scottish
Other Forms FormsLeeland, Leyland, McClellan, Mac Giolla Fhaoláin
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

derived from Leyland in England from the Old English elements leah "wood, clearing, meadow" or læge "fallow" and land "land, area". The name was indicative of one who lived near a clearing or piece of fallow land. Variant of McClellan.
Added 5/5/2020 by Paradiso36