# Lloyd (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lloyd/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh, from a nickname for someone with grey hair.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 64,202 |
| US rank (2010) | 522 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,809 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (61,154 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /lɔɪd/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lloyd in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lloyd in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Antigua and Barbuda and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Lloyd

- Harold Lloyd, American actor and comedian (1893–1971)
- Christopher Lloyd, American actor (born 1938)
- Carli Lloyd, American soccer player (born 1982)
- Jake Lloyd, American actor
- Harry Lloyd, British actor (born 1983)
- Norman Lloyd, American actor, producer and director (1914–2021)
- Danny Lloyd, American former actor (born 1972)
- Sam Lloyd, American actor (1963–2020)
- Charles Lloyd, American jazz musician
- Carli Lloyd, American volleyball player
- David Lloyd, British comics artist
- Sabrina Lloyd, American actress

and 31 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Loyd, Lott, Ladd, Lett, Latta, Leite, Leath, Leedy, Leddy, Leto, Leith, Ladue.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.