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