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
School 4,521
Coal Miner Hewer 537
Farmer 446
Private Means 405
General Servant (domestic) 310
Farm Labourer 273
Dressmaker 263
Labourer 263
General Labourer 231
At School 176
Domestic Servant 173
Clerk 156
At Home 146
None 134
Housekeeper 122
Ysgol 117
Coal Miner (hewer) 112
General Servant Domestic 111
Waggoner On Farm 107
House Keeper 98
Carpenter 97
Shop Assistant 93
Cook (domestic) 90
Coal Miner 90
Dress Maker 88

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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