Lyd is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 3 characters long in length.
Variant of Lyte. Anglo-Saxon lyt, little—referring probably to the stature of the bearer. A good Chaucerian word. The Poor Parson is described in the Canterbury Tales, as a zealous visitor of his flock:
"W'yd was his parisch, and houses fer asondur,
But he ne lefte not for reyn ne thondur,
In siknesse ne in mescheif to visite
The ferrest in his parisshe moche and lite."
i.e. the most remote members of his parish, whether great or small.
Is the variant form of Lyde. An extinct parish in Herefordshire.
Lyd is the variant form of Lyte. The small or short man.
Lyd is a form of Light. One who lived at the light place or clearing in the forest.
The lastname Lyd is variant of Light. Probably refers to lightness of foot; or it may be the same as Lyte.
A variation of Lightning. This name, probably a recent sobriquet, is found in R.G., 16.
Surname Lyd is variant of Lite. See Lyte - Anglo-Saxon lyt, little—referring probably to the stature of the bearer. A good Chaucerian word. The Poor Parson is described in the Canterbury Tales, as a zealous visitor of his flock:
"W'yd was his parisch, and houses fer asondur,
But he ne lefte not for reyn ne thondur,
In siknesse ne in mescheif to visite
The ferrest in his parisshe moche and lite."
i.e. the most remote members of his parish, whether great or small.