The name Lloyd is a variation of the Welsh word llwyd or clwyd, which means "grey" or "brown". The double-l represents the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative of Welsh, and was sometimes also represented as fl, yielding the related name Floyd which can also be a variation of the family name Flood
Notable people named Lloyd:
- A.L. Lloyd (Albert Lancaster Lloyd) (1908–1982), English ethnomusicologist
- Alan Lloyd (Alan Rodney Lloyd) (1999-), New Zealand Christian Renewal School Student, Longboarder
- Alex Lloyd (born 1974), Australian singer-songwriter.
- Alex Lloyd (racing driver) (born 1984), IndyCar race driver
- Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd (1876–1962), American social reformer
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 1948), English composer of musical theatre
- Anthony Lloyd (born 1984), English footballer
- Benjamin Lloyd, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Bill Lloyd (soccer), American soccer coach
- Bobby Lloyd, Welsh international rugby union player
- Carli Lloyd (born 1982), American soccer player
- Carli Lloyd (volleyball) (born 1989), American volleyball player
- Charles W Lloyd, Educationalist and The Master of Dulwich College from 1967 to 1975
- Cher Lloyd, English singer
- Christopher Lloyd (born 1938), American character actor
- Clive Lloyd (born 1944), West Indian cricketer
- Colin Lloyd, English darts player
- Danielle Lloyd (born 1983), British glamour model
- David Lloyd (tennis) (born 1948), former professional tennis player and founder of the David Lloyd Tennis Clubs
- David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1863–1945), British politician & Prime Minister
- Edward Lloyd (died 1713) coffeehouse owner (see also below for Lloyd's)
- Major General Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor), governor of Maryland Colony 1709-1714
- Edward Lloyd (delegate) (1744–1796), Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress
- Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland) (1779–1834), governor of Maryland in the United States 1809-1811
- Edward Lhuyd (1660–1709), Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, geographer and antiquary
- Frank Lloyd (1886–1960), English/American film director and producer
- Frank Lloyd (born 1952), British horn player and teacher
- Frank Lloyd III, Australian actor
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), American architect
- Gareth David-Lloyd (born 1981), Welsh actor
- Genevieve Lloyd, Australian philosopher and feminist
- Geoffrey Lloyd, (1902–1984) a British Conservative politician.
- Geoff Lloyd, (born 1973), British radio DJ
- George Lloyd (composer) (1913–1998), British late-Romantic composer
- George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd (1879–1941), British High Commissioner of Egypt
- George Lloyd (bishop of Chester) (1561–1615), Welsh Anglican bishop
- George Lloyd (bishop of Saskatchewan) (1861–1940), Anglican minister and theologian
- Gordon W. Lloyd (1832–1905), English/American architect
- Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), American actor and filmmaker known for his silent film comedies
- H. S. Lloyd (1887-1963), British dog breeder
- Jake Lloyd (born 1989), American actor
- Jim Lloyd (born 1954), Australian politician
- John Lloyd (tennis) (born 1954), British tennis player
- John Lloyd (rugby coach) (born 1943), former head coach to Wales national rugby union team
- Julian Lloyd Webber (born 1951), composer, cellist & brother of Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Larry Lloyd (born 1948), English footballer
- Llewellyn Lloyd (1877–1958), Welsh international rugby union player
- Lulu Hull Lloyd, namesake of California Institute of Technology's Lloyd House
- Marie Lloyd (1870–1922), music hall singer
- Matthew Lloyd, Australian rules footballer and Coleman Medallist
- Nicholas Lloyd (born 1942), British journalist
- Percy Lloyd (1871–1959), Wales national rugby player
- Richard Lloyd (guitarist) (born 1951), American founding member of punk band Television
- Richard Lloyd (racing driver) (born 1945), British driver and multiple racing team founder
- Richard Hey Lloyd, British organist and composer
- Robert Lloyd (poet) (1733–1764), English poet and satirist
- Robert Lloyd (singer) (born 1940), English bass, opera singer
- Sabrina Lloyd (born 1970), American actor
- Sam Lloyd, actor and nephew of Christopher Lloyd
- Sampson Lloyd, co-creator of Lloyds Bank, the first bank in Birmingham, England
- Samuel Loyd (1841–1911), American puzzle author and recreational mathematician
- Selwyn Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd (1904–1978) British politician and general
- Seth Lloyd (born 1960), Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT
- Seton Lloyd (1902–1996), British archaeologist
- Sian Lloyd (news presenter), Welsh television news presenter
- Siân Lloyd (weather presenter) (born 1958), ITV weather presenter
- Terry Lloyd (1952–2003), British television journalist killed in crossfire in Iraq
- Tommy Lloyd (born 1974), American basketball coach
Famous quotes containing the word lloyd:
“The Landlord is a gentleman ... who does not earn his wealth. He has a host of agents and clerks that receive for him. He does not even take the trouble to spend his wealth. He has a host of people around him to do the actual spending. He never sees it until he comes to enjoy it. His sole function, his chief pride, is the stately consumption of wealth produced by others.”
—David Lloyd George (1863–1945)