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 5,857
Coal Miner 930
Farmer 563
General Labourer 502
Domestic Servant 471
Dress Maker 345
Agricultural Labourer 326
General Servant Domestic 295
General Servant 281
Labourer 278
Living On Her Own Means 269
Living On Own Means 251
Farm Servant 216
Blacksmith 146
Farm Labourer 135
House Keeper 129
Carpenter 129
General Domestic Servant 125
Laundress 121
Grocer 120
Collier 102
Tailor 102
Clerk 101
Joiner 99
Butcher 90

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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