Lloyd

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Lloyd

Gender: Masculine
Language: Anglicized Celtic
Etymology:
Lloyd is the Anglicized form of a Celtic name, Llwyd. It originally meant “Gray Haired.”

History:
Lloyd and Floyd had long been rather popular names in Wales until spreading to the rest of the world during the late 19th century.

Pronunciation: LOID.

Alternates: Floyd.

See also: Floyd.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Lloyd Osbourne (1868-1947)
American writer.
Lloyd Frederick Rees (1895-1988)
Australian artist.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
W. Lloyd Warner (1898-1970)
American sociologist.
Lloyd E. Ohlin (1918-)
American criminologist.

Miscellaneous:
Lloyd’s of London (1688-)
British insurance company.
Lloyd R. Fredendall (1883-1964)
American military commander during WWII.

Political Figures:
Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. (1921-)
American senator.

Scientists:
Lloyd Viel Berkner (1905-1967)
American physicist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998)
American actor.
Lloyd Price (1933-)
American singer/songwriter.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.112 % named LLoyd
0.107 % named Floyd

Popularity of Lloyd:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1875: 292nd most popular.
1900-1910: 69th most popular.
1910-1920: 58th most popular.
1920-1930: 61st most popular.
1930-1940: 81st most popular.
1940-1950: 108th most popular.
1950-1960: 157th most popular.
1960-1970: 208th most popular.
1970-1980: 313th most popular.
1980-1990: 419th most popular.
1990: 502nd most popular.
1991: 560th most popular.
1992: 570th most popular.
1993: 613th most popular.
1994: 627th most popular.
1995: 658th most popular.
1996: 738th most popular.
1997: 713th most popular.
1998: 863rd most popular.
1999: 808th most popular.
2000: 930th most popular.
2001: 930th most popular.
2002: N/A