Layard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894), British, archaeologist, author, and politician
- Edgar Leopold Layard (1824–1900), British ornithologist
- John Layard (1891–1974), English anthropologist and psychologist
- Nina Frances Layard (1853–1935), English poet and antiquary
- Richard Layard, Baron Layard (born 1934), British economist
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