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 6,991
Coal Miner 692
Domestic Servant 404
Agricultural Labourer 395
General Labourer 368
Dress Maker 357
General Servant 343
Labourer 284
Farmers Son 252
Farm Servant Indoor 213
Farmers Daughter 202
Annuitant 197
Farmers Wife 194
General Servant Domestic 167
Farm Labourer 158
Carpenter 145
House Keeper 130
Laundress 126
Joiner 114
No Occupation 112
Charwoman 105
Tailor 95
Servant 90
Lead Miner 87
Shoe Maker 84

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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