The Lloyd surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 64,202 people carried this name — #522 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 61,154 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Lloyd surname
A surname from Welsh, from a nickname for someone with grey hair.
From Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lloyd» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 20 births for the Lloyd name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 900 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Tipperary.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 250 people named Lloyd live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Chubut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
92 people named Lloyd live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Lloyd.
Most of them — 51 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Oise.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
35 people named Lloyd have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 98 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
285 people named Lloyd is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Lloyd in American newspapers,
1908–1960.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,496,641 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lloyd,
with a public archive behind them.
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Humphrey Llwyd 1527–1568 · physician -
George Lloyd 1560–1615 · bishop -
John Lloyd 1638–1687 · Anglican priest -
Lucius Lloyd 1715–1750 -
John Lloyd 1733–1793 · cleric
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 180 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lloyd.
- Llorca 247 · U.S. census
- Llorens 893 · U.S. census
- Llorente 741 · U.S. census
- Lloret 337 · U.S. census
- Llosa 187 · U.S. census
- Llovet 155 · U.S. census
- Lluch 164 · U.S. census
- Lo 17,687 · U.S. census
- Lobato 4,047 · U.S. census
- Lobbestael 238 · U.S. census
- Lobe 433 · U.S. census
- Lobel 1,068 · U.S. census
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