Leland.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: A village in LaSalle County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A township, unincorporated community, and census-designated place therein, in Leelanau County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Washington County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".
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