Lloyd of Wales Tartan Collection
Lloyd of Wales Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Lloyd name with a Welsh family tartan — from llwyd, the old word for grey, a byname that became one of the great surnames of Wales.
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About the Lloyd of Wales Tartan
The Lloyd of Wales tartan belongs to the series of modern Welsh family setts designed in the late 1990s by Sheila Daniel at the Cambrian Woollen Mill in Powys, with the Wales Tartan Centres.
Welsh tartan is a recent tradition rather than an inherited one, and these designs carry no medieval clan history; the words "of Wales" identify the design series. What they give is a cloth that names a Welsh family, worn at gatherings from Cardiff to Patagonia.
Lloyd Tartan Pattern and Colours
There is a neat fitness in this palette: the name itself means grey. This collection draws on greys and slate tones with a warm accent — the grey of Welsh slate, stone walls and mountain cloud, lifted by the gold of gorse.
The Lloyd Name
Lloyd comes from the Welsh llwyd, a word meaning grey — used of grey hair, and by extension of someone venerable, and in older usage carrying a sense of holy or blessed. It began as a byname attached to a person, as in Dafydd Llwyd, grey David, and hardened into a surname when fixed names replaced the patronymic system.
Lloyds are found across Wales and the Marches, and the name has been carried by families of standing in Cardiganshire, Powys and the borders for centuries. It gave Britain a prime minister in David Lloyd George, raised at Llanystumdwy in Caernarfonshire, and it travelled with Welsh emigrants to America, Australia and beyond.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Lloyd and Llwyd name, families with Cardiganshire, Powys and border roots, Welsh diaspora households and anyone who wants a tartan that names a Welsh family.
- ✓ Lloyd and Llwyd family
- ✓ Cardiganshire and Powys roots
- ✓ Welsh Marches heritage
- ✓ St David's Day and Eisteddfod wear
- ✓ Welsh ancestry gifts
- ✓ Slate grey tartan style
How to Wear Lloyd Tartan
Lloyd tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its grey palette is unusually easy to pair, suiting both formal wear and everyday heritage clothing.
Lloyd of Wales Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Lloyd Welsh tartan, its origins and who may wear it.
Is the Lloyd tartan ancient?
No — it is a modern Welsh family tartan from the late 1990s, designed at the Cambrian Woollen Mill in Powys.
What does the name Lloyd mean?
From the Welsh llwyd, meaning grey — used of grey hair and, in older usage, of someone venerable or blessed.
How did it become a surname?
It began as a byname attached to a person, as in Dafydd Llwyd, and settled into a fixed surname from the Tudor period.
Where is the name common?
Across Wales and the Marches, with long-established families in Cardiganshire, Powys and the border counties.
Why does the name say "of Wales"?
It identifies the design series the tartan belongs to, not any claim of ownership.
Who can wear the Lloyd tartan?
Anyone of the Lloyd or Llwyd name, or with a Welsh family connection.
Wear the Lloyd of Wales Tartan
Discover Lloyd tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — slate grey and gorse gold, for the name that means grey.
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