This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lloyd,' a Welsh personal name; v. Floyd and Bloyd. This surname is known over the whole English-speaking world.

1577. Jenkin Lloyde, Montgomeryshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1578. Francis Lloyde, Carnarvonshire: ibid.

1585. Griffith Lloid, Radnorshire: ibid.

1559. Richard Lloyd, of Chester: Wills at Chester.

1610. Robert Lloyd, of Chester: ibid.

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Welsh Lloyd. The English attempt at pronouncing this name could get no further than Floyd, Flood, Sic.; compare Blood and Bloyd.

'I am a gentylman and come of Brutus' blood; My name is Ap-Ryce, Ap-Davy, Ap-Flood.': Andrew Borde's Boke of Knowledge.

Flewellin from Llewellyn, is a similar Welsh name.

'Thomas Lloyd, or Floyd, sup. for B.C.L., 31 May, 1510': Reg. Univ. Out.

Thomas Lloide, or Floide, 1569: ibid.

David Lloyde, or Floyd, 1570: ibid.

This surname is not uncommon in Cheshire and Lancashire, and on the border of the Principality.

Richard Flood, Salop, temp. 1580: Visitation of London, 1634.

Roger Fowke and Katherine Floodd (in margin, 'Lloyd '), widow: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1675. Charles Hutchinson and the Lady Mary Lloyd, alias Floyd: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1771. Married — William Flude and Mary Doubttire: St. George, Hanover Square.

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Welsh Floyd or Flood = Lloyd; v. Floyd.

(a) Local, 'at the flood,' from residence at the point in the river where the water is apt to flood. The Norfolk Floods are manifestly so sprung.

John de la Flode, Hampshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de la Flod, or Flode, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robert Flode, rector of Downham, Norfolk, 1413: History of Norfolk.

John Flod, or Flud, vicar of Sporle, Norfolk, 1516: ibid.

George Flood, preacher, Norwich, 1595: ibid.

Floyd has been used in Ulster sometimes as a synonym of Flood, but it is normally a variant of Lloyd, the Welsh Ll being pronounced Hl, an attempt at phonetic spelling which easily became Fl.

Floyd is not a numerous name: it is mainly found in Munster.

An Anglicized form of Lloyd, q.v.

Cp. Shakspeare’s Fluellen for Llewellyn.

Normally a variant of Lloyd but sometimes synonymous with Flood. It is mainly found in Munster. SIF 70

(Welsh) Descendant of Lloyd (gray).

The English corruption of Lloyd, which is too guttural for our organs of pronunciation. Andrew Borde in his Boke of Knowledge makes a Welchman say —

A well-known Welsh personal name-sometimes corrupted to Floyd and Flood. As an hereditary surname it does not date beyond the XVI. century, yet many of the families bearing it are of great antiquity, as, for example :-Lloyd of Bronwydd is 23rd lord of the Barony of Kemes, co. Pembroke, in hereditary descent from Martin de Tours, a companion of William the Conqueror. Lloyd of Plymog claims from Marchudd ap Cynan, who flourished in the IX. cent., and founded the eighth noble tribe of North Wales, and Powys: King Henry VII. sprang from this family. Lloyd of Aston springs from the royal house of Powys. Lloyd of Dan-yrallt descends from Cadivor ap Dyfnwall, lord of Castle Howel, temp. Henry II., and lineally sprang from Rhodri Mawr, King of Wales. Lloyd of Coedmore claims from an ancient Prince of Ferlys. Lloyd of Clockfaen springs from the great Tudor Trevor, in the X. cent. Lloyd of Pale derives paternally from Held Molwyrogg, a chieftain of Denbighland, founder of the ninth noble tribe of N. Wales and Powys. For these and many other particulars, see B.L.G.

Originally Fludd or Floyd (which see).

The same as Llwyd, Welsh, brown, gray, hoary.

(Welsh.) Gray or brown.

Andrew Borde, in his Boke of Knowledge, makes a Welshman say, "I am a gentylman and come of Brutus blood; my name is Ap Pyce, Ap Davy, Ap Flood."

Lloyd. —Its home is in North and South Wales; but it is also frequent in the adjacent English counties of Shropshire, Here ford, and Monmouth. Its farther advance into England has been small.