Lloyd Surname

2,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Lloyd Surname Definition:

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.

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Lloyd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States85,3471:4,247475
England50,7251:1,098110
Australia20,9331:1,290129
Wales14,8331:20921
Canada9,8531:3,740494
South Africa5,2631:10,2941,275
New Zealand2,9071:1,558191
Liberia2,3641:1,865245
Jamaica1,4841:1,934319
Scotland1,2481:4,290746
Ireland9281:5,074827
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
France5151:128,97619,668
Bahamas4981:787155
Nigeria3551:498,99424,920
Thailand3291:214,70635,926
Spain2881:162,33311,765
Argentina2871:148,93212,582
India2711:2,830,50086,615
Northern Ireland2641:6,9891,228
Sweden2211:44,5553,508
Germany2071:388,91536,309
Panama1681:23,2871,476
Zambia1611:98,4477,911
Trinidad and Tobago1591:8,5781,234
Chile1451:121,4934,378
Antigua and Barbuda1441:689118
Japan1271:1,006,64820,129
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
Guyana1131:6,7451,132
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
Barbados1101:2,613430
Guernsey1031:62692
Philippines1021:992,53285,691
Anguilla951:14121
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
United States Virgin Islands831:1,330214
Malawi821:208,77019,459
Dominica811:937205
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Switzerland781:105,29411,128
Isle of Man661:1,300212
Norway591:87,15712,054
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
British Virgin Islands571:554106
Jersey541:1,837288
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Saint Lucia461:3,887565
China421:32,555,2751,726
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Cayman Islands371:1,727223
Cyprus361:24,5802,764
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Hong Kong321:229,2343,021
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Saint Kitts and Nevis301:1,840313
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Ghana261:1,039,25711,486
Israel261:329,14027,831
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Bermuda191:3,436515
Suriname191:29,0855,642
United Arab Emirates191:482,22523,275
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Seychelles181:5,133784
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Guam161:10,0081,526
Palestine161:284,30310,570
Austria151:567,69652,281
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Oman131:283,6904,528
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sri Lanka131:1,600,6589,162
Jordan111:803,85814,945
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Samoa91:21,534479
Swaziland91:144,244719
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Falkland Islands71:44788
Monaco71:5,295668
Mozambique61:4,543,5954,247
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norfolk Island31:765177
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Montserrat21:2,474299
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5691:7,7851,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England20,9531:1,163127
Wales13,8351:11320
Scotland1761:21,2682,069
Jersey221:2,358391
Isle of Man101:5,427530
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8851:5,080639

Lloyd (300,128) may also be a first name.

Lloyd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) Grey [Welsh llwyd, grey] Myfi yw Llwyd uab Cilcoed.

(I am Lloyd, son of Kilcoed).— Mabinogion: ‘ Manawyddan uab Llyr.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Grey” (Llwyd) in Welsh.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Welsh) From llwyd, meaning both brown and gray, referring to the complexion or hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) Gray or brown.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(Welsh), Brown or Gray; for “llwyd” signifies both colors.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Llwyd; a location name in Denbigh. A river in Montgomeryshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the Welsh word llwyd, meaning 'grey'.

- carilloyd

Lloyd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lloyd Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lloyd (Arabic: يويد, Marathi: लॉयड, Russian: Ллойд) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lloyd click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lloyd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,744th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,794 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Lloyd live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lloyd is also the 3,485th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 300,128 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 85,347 people, or 1 in 4,247. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 150 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Lloyd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lloyd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lloyd last name grew 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 709 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 163 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lloyd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lloyd last name is primarily Anglican (51%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Lloyd are 11.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Lloyd earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning 401,218 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,902 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.67% more than the national average, earning R 379,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 49.09% less than the national average, earning $11,558,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $42,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lloyds91246/
Lloyed91141/
Lloydd9120/
Lloyod914/
Llooyd913/
Llloyd912/
Llyoyd912/
Lloyid912/
Lloydp911/
Lloiyd911/
Lloysd911/
Lloyyd911/
Lloyad911/
Llhoyd910/
Loyd8920,562/
Lloy89303/
Llod893/
Llyd891/
Lloyd's831/
Llyod80546/
Loyed80307/
Lloid8090/
Lioyd8078/
Loydd8060/
Loyid8052/
Loyod8041/
Lloys8021/
Lloya8020/
Lloyo8019/
Looyd8015/
Lloye8014/
Loyds8011/
Lloud806/
Loyad805/
Loyyd804/
Lliod802/
Lyoyd802/
Lluyd802/
Hloyd802/
Lloyz801/
Llyed801/
Lleyd801/
Llooy801/
Loydt801/
Loiyd801/
Llotd801/
Luoyd801/
Louyd800/
Lhoyd800/
Lloyt800/
Llayd800/
Lloydová771/
Loy7532,104/
Lod752,316/
Lly75199/
Llo7551/
Lyd7521/
Lloyst7325/
Loyaud7319/
Llyodd734/
Louyed734/
Lloodd734/
Lloyes731/
Loiyod731/
Llooyi731/
L'Loya731/
Loya6750,413/
Loyo6720,646/
Lodh6715,015/
Llop674,544/
Lood673,623/
Loud673,368/
Loyi673,279/
Logy673,178/
Loye672,003/
Lohy671,504/
Lods671,030/
Lioy67978/
Looy67735/
Loys67388/
Louy67332/
Lojy67312/
Loid67291/
Lluy67184/
Hlod67177/
Lloa67169/
Loiy67122/
Layd67113/
Lodd67112/
Luod6780/
Lyad6776/
Lyod6759/
Lodz6750/
Lloh6743/
Llos6741/
Loed6734/
Luoy6727/
Liod6726/
Lydd6726/
Lloi6721/
Leyd6716/
Lodp6715/
Loydová6715/
Loyt6714/
L'Lo6714/
Lloo679/
Lhlo679/
Lydh678/
Llay677/
Llyi675/
Lyed674/
Lley674/
Llad673/
Llya673/
Lloz673/
Lled673/
Llou673/
Llio673/
Lliy673/
Lydt673/
Lhoy673/
Llgo672/
Lloe672/
Loyy672/
Losd672/
Loyh672/
Lodt672/
Llyy672/
Hllo672/
Lloj672/
Lgod671/
Lohd671/
Llot671/
Lydø671/
Loøy671/
Lluo671/
Lotd671/
Loyj671/
Loyp671/
Llyt671/
Lyoy671/
Lhod671/

Lloyd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lloyd in the Marathi language
लॉयडloyada66.67
लोयडloyada20
लॉडloda13.33
Lloyd in the Russian language
Ллойдllojd-
Lloyd in the Arabic language
يويدywyd-
ويدwyd-
أويدawyd-
اويدawyd-
ليودlywd-
لويدlwyd-

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