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
See also Layard Theatre, Canford School, Dorset, England Layard's palm squirrel (Funambulus layardi), a rodent Layard's parakeet (Psittacula calthrapae), a parrot Layard's warbler (Sylvia layardi), an Old World warbler Layard's white-eye (Zosterops explorator), a passerine bird