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155k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
66k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Floyd mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Floyd

User Submitted Origins

Welsh
58%
English
42%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Alaska, U.S. says the name Floyd means "Wise, Gray, haired, old man" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
  2. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Floyd means "Gray" and is of English origin.
  3. A submission from Illinois, U.S. says the name Floyd means "trustworthy and caring" and is of English origin.
  4. A user from California, U.S. says the name Floyd means "Raindrops".
  5. According to a user from Missouri, U.S., the name Floyd is of Welsh origin and means "'Grey' or 'hollow'".
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Wiktionary

From Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

  1. A Welsh surname​, a variant of Lloyd.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, today particularly common among African Americans.
  3. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
  5. A ghost town in Glenn County, California, United States.
  6. A tiny city in Floyd County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States.
  9. A village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.
  10. A town in Oneida County, New York.
  11. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.
  12. A town, the county seat of Floyd County, Virginia.
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Notable Persons Named Floyd

Notable Persons Named Floyd

Floyd Patterson

Floyd Patterson was a boxer. Floyd was born on January 4th, 1935 in Waco, North Carolina, U.S. He left this life on May 11th, 2006.

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Floyd Ayité

Floyd Ayité is a soccer player for the SC Bastia, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Angers SCO, AS Nancy, Stade de Reims, and Togo national football team. Floyd was born on December 15th, 1988 in Bordeaux.

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Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis is a cyclist. Floyd was born on October 14th, 1975 in Farmersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Floyd Cramer

Floyd Cramer was a pianist. He plays Piano, Organ (music), and Harpsichord. Floyd was born Floyd Cramer on October 27th, 1933 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. He left this life on December 31st, 1997.

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Bud Gaugh

Bud Gaugh is a ska punk, punk rock, reggae, alternative rock, and dub music drummer. He plays Drum kit, Percussion instrument, Synthesizer, and Sampler (musical instrument). He has had major accomplishments since 1986. Bud was given the name Floyd I. Gaugh IV on October 2nd, 1967.

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Floyd Talbert

His military service ended in 1945.

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  • Collin Raye
    Musician
  • Floyd I. Clarke
    Office Holder
  • Floyd Little
    Football Player
  • Floyd Abrams
    Lawyer
  • Chip Ganassi
    Owner
  • Floyd James Thompson
    Military Person
  • Floyd Bennett
    Military Person
  • Floyd B. Olson
    Governor of Minnesota
  • Floyd Dell
    Critic; Magazine Editor; Novelist
  • Floyd Allen
    Criminal
  • Floyd Brown
  • Floyd Spence
    Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th District
  • Floyd K. Haskell
    Senator
  • Floyd Flake
    Congressman

Notable Persons With the Last Name Floyd

Notable Persons With the Last Name Floyd

Pretty Boy Floyd

Pretty Boy Floyd is a gangster and bank robbery.

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Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd is an athlete for the Arizona Cardinals. His ongoing career started in 2012. Michael was born on November 27th, 1989 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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Keith Floyd

Keith Floyd was a celebrity cook, television personality, businessman, restaurateur, and author. His career lasted from 1984 to 2009. Keith was born on December 28th, 1943 in England. He passed away on September 14th, 2009.

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Franklin Delano Floyd

Franklin was born on June 17th, 1943.

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Leonard Floyd

Leonard Floyd is an athlete. Leonard was born on September 8th, 1992 in Atlanta.

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Eddie Floyd

Eddie Floyd is a southern soul, rhythm, blues, and soul music musician. His ongoing career started in 1956. Eddie was given the name Eddie Lee Floyd on June 25th, 1937 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

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Common last names for Floyd

Common first names for Floyd

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Floyd U.S.
█  White 65.41% 64.26%
█  African American 29.21% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.41% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.30% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.00% 16.26%

Of Last Name Floyd

People with the last name Floyd are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Floyd

  • What name lists does Floyd rank for?
    #505Popular Surnames
    #54 Last Name First Names
    #22Old-Fashioned Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Floyd? Floyd is the 475th most popular name of all time. As a last name Floyd was the 505th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Floyd have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 155,327 babies born with the first name Floyd in the United States. That's more than enough people named Floyd to occupy the country of Cura with an estimated population of 149,679 (as of March 26, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Floyd? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 206 new born babies.
  • When was Floyd first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Floyd is Monday, April 11th, 1864.
  • What year had the most people named Floyd born? The highest recorded use of the first name Floyd was in 1926 with a total of 3,622 babies. That's a lot of babies named Floyd!
  • Random Floyd Factoid: According to the 1948 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Floyd ranks 89th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Missouri. Imagine that, 79 babies in Missouri have the same name in 1948.
  • Weird things about the name Floyd: The name spelled backwards is Dyolf. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Fyldo. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Floyd? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 66,454 people with the last name Floyd.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Floyd? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 23 of them will have Floyd as their last name.
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