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 4,455
Labourer 573
Agricultural Labourer 428
General Servant 389
Domestic Servant 346
Coal Miner 298
Dress Maker 243
Farm Servant 215
Servant 172
House Keeper 158
Annuitant 152
Collier 151
Farmer's Son 122
Miner 121
Carpenter 114
Farmers Son 114
Blacksmith 111
Laundress 110
Farmers Wife 106
Farmer 103
Shoe Maker 99
Tailor 98
Joiner 97
Farmer's Daughter 91
Farmer's Wife 82

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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