Layard
# Layard

Layard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894), British archaeologist, author, and politician
* Charles Peter Layard (1806–1893), first Mayor of Colombo
* Charles Layard (1849–1916), Chief Justice of Ceylon
* Daniel Peter Layard (1721–1802), English physician
* 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
