The Loyd surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,547 people carried this name — #2,662 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 13,422 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

28 people named Loyd is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 28

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 the first U.S. census, 1790

126 families named Loyd, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 651 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 48
North Carolina 34
New York 11
Virginia 10
South Carolina 10
Maryland 7
Massachusetts 2
Rhode Island 2
Vermont 1
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Loyd in American newspapers,
1839–1881.

Newspaper page from The Sentinel carrying the name Loyd
The Sentinel 1881-11-05
Newspaper page from The New Hampshire Gazette carrying the name Loyd
The New Hampshire Gazette 1839-05-28
Newspaper page from Orleans Independent Standard carrying the name Loyd
Orleans Independent Standard 1857-07-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 99,874 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Loyd in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

10,747 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Loyd. The most, 3,708, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,423
Queensland 2,414
Victoria 2,169
South Australia 1,196
Tasmania 774
Western Australia 741
ACT (Canberra) 20
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Loyd.

Who carried it

People named Loyd,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lewis Loyd
    Lewis Loyd 1767–1858 · banker
  • Alexander Loyd
    Alexander Loyd 1805–1872 · politician
  • William Lewis Brownlow Loyd d. 1947
  • Elinor Sarah Loyd d. 1895
  • Sarah Lloyd 1742–1800 · spy
  • Edward Loyd 1780–1863 · banker

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Loyd,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,086 records

1,086 records of the Loyd name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 505
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 236
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 173
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 95
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 39
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Melvin Loyd

    Born 1949; from St Louis, Missouri. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ernest N. Loyd

    Born 1922 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina; farm hand. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Ridgecrest Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Loyd

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Centurion from Liverpool, aged 36; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,086 records for Loyd in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia113 records

113 records of the Loyd name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 65
  • Tasmanian Names Index 37
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Loyd

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Lady Kennaway, sailing from Cork in 1834. Native of Trowbridge, Wiltshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Loyd

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Castle Eden, aged 26; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James T. Loyd

    Clerk of Hawthorn, Victoria; died 1937.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Loyd in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada39 records

39 records of the Loyd name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 34
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Loyd

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Sarmatian, bound for Bracebridge, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kathleen Agnes Loyd

    Died 1913; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Alice Loyd

    Married 1867 in Three Fathom Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 39 records for Loyd in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Loyd name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anthony Loyd

    Buried in 1804 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 29.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hank Loyd

    Buried in 1809 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 59.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edward Loyd

    Buried in 1802 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 36.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Loyd in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Loyd name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelius Loyd

    Married in 1767 in Rotterdam; born in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jacoba Cornelia Loyd

    Buried in 1767 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Jorres Loyd

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Colleg.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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