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 2,427
House Servant 560
Agricultural Labourer 535
At Home 403
Labourer 397
Servant 209
Coal Miner 198
Dress Maker 195
Farm Labourer 177
Shoe Maker 163
Pauper 157
Farm Servant 154
General Servant 150
Miner 145
Annuitant 125
Farmers Son 119
Carpenter 110
Tailor 104
Wife Of Above 104
Collier 100
Wife 92
House Keeper 92
Scholar At Home 92
Farmer's Daughter 90
Laundress 89

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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