Lloyd Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lloyd Name Meaning: An adaptation of a Welsh word which in Welsh means 'brown' or grey'.

This welsh surname dates back to around 1300 and could have been given to someone with brown or grey hair.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lloyd Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lloyd family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,167
Agricultural Labourer 538
House Servant 361
Labourer 325
Coal Miner 316
Dress Maker 233
Carter 181
Servant 167
General Servant 166
Wife Of Above 142
House Keeper 135
Shoe Maker 110
Laundress 109
Farmer 108
Farmer's Son 108
House Maid 108
Blacksmith 104
Carpenter 98
Tailor 96
Cook 88
Farmer's Daughter 85
Farmers Son 72
Dairy Maid 70
Domestic Servant 68
Collier 67

Lloyd Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lloyd 100% 252,450
2 Loyd 80% 13,260
3 Lloyde 83% 1,520
4 Llyod 60% 1,358
5 Loyde 60% 864
6 Lloydd 83% 478
7 Lloyed 83% 457
8 Loydd 60% 293
9 Llayd 80% 186

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The surname Lloyd is the most popular version of all its varients

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