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
Farmer 539
Living On Own Means 532
General Servant Domestic 445
General Labourer 432
Dress Maker 313
Coal Miner Hewer 301
Scholar 216
Coal Hewer 205
Domestic Servant 196
Cook Domestic 185
Housemaid Domestic 172
Carpenter 142
Dressmaker 129
Charwoman 128
Coal Miner 122
Coal Miner C Hewer 115
School 114
Servant Domestic 106
Laundress Wash 103
Agricultural Labourer 103
House Keeper Domestic 91
Blacksmith 82
Tailor 79
At School 79
House Maid Domestic 77

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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