Floyd is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Floyd
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Family name Floyd is the variation of Tully. Has no connection with the Roman orator. It is probably a corruption of St. Olave. St. Olave's Well, near Lewes, is now called Tulley's Well. In like manner Tooley Street in Southwark is a corruption of St. Olave's Street.

See Flood - The English corruption of Lloyd, which is too guttural for our organs of pronounciaton. Andrew Borde in his Boke of Knowledge makes a Welehman say-
"I am a gentlyman and come of Brytus' blood:
My names is Ap Ryce, Ap Davy, Ap Flood."

Lastname Floyd is a variant form of Tully. One who came from Tullo, I Scotland, or Tully, i.e., small hill, in Ireland.

Descendant of Lloyd meaning "gray".

Floyd is the variation of Flood. Dweller at, or near, the place where a stream often overflows; descendant of Floyd meaning "gray".

A variation of Flood. The English corruption of Lloyd, which is too guttural for our organs of pronounciaton. Andrew Borde in his Boke of Knowledge makes a Welehman say-
"I am a gentlyman and come of Brytus' blood:
My names is Ap Ryce, Ap Davy, Ap Flood."

How popular is Floyd?

Floyd is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Scotland, Morocco.

Floyd is ranked 5814 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Floyd bearers increased by 3.61 per cent in 2010 US census to 66454 since 2000, the surname slipped by 36 spots and ranked at 505. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.41 67.94
Black 29.21 28.3
Others 2.3 1.59
Hispanic or Latino 2 1.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.57
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.41 0.31
Floyd is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 97133 people have been found who wears Floyd as their family name. Floyd is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Floyd:
471 United States85,705
Countries with thousands of Floyd:
1,726 England4,763
2,094 Australia1,827
2,943 Canada1,722
Countries with hundreds of Floyd:
2,061 New Zealand382
1,098 Wales313
1,106 Northern Ireland302
1,947 Ireland261
917 Trinidad and Tobago233
26,176 South Africa208
2,915 Scotland196
42,794 Morocco136
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
110,706 Russia86
69,119 Germany80
287 Antigua and Barbuda59
29,670 Japan55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,216 Spain47
3,358 Jamaica44
278,402 India42
222,048 Thailand40
9,432 Dominican Republic39
17,078 United Arab Emirates37
147,509 Philippines30
14,967 Kuwait29
11,445 Colombia28
194,228 Brazil24
723 United States Virgin Islands24
204,848 France22
11,536 Qatar22
14,169 Liberia20
48,523 Belarus18
4,443 China17
49,801 Austria16
36,578 Mexico15
63,831 Zimbabwe15
820 Bermuda12
248,185 Nigeria12
145,016 Argentina11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,685 Hong Kong10
68 Falkland Islands8
8,962 Panama8
51,529 Algeria7
1,243 South Korea7
69,697 Switzerland7
25,178 Afghanistan6
47,603 Denmark6
121,657 Italy6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman Cornelius Floyd who was residing in Ireland migrated to Boston on May 14, 1846 by Arabella put out from Liverpool. John Floyd, aged 40, Ann Floyd (32) Spinster, 22 years old Fredrick Floyd, 30 years old Moses Floyd, Elizabeth Floyd, aged 14, 14 years old James Floyd, Immigrant Eliza Floyd, James Floyd, aged 41, and 22 other Floyd around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster migrated to US.

From Germany

24 years old Francois Floyd who was residing in France migrated to United States on August 18, 1869 by Hammonia put out from Hamburg & Havre.

Floyd Namesakes

  • Carlisle Floyd, American opera composer
  • Edward Floyd, Englishman impeached and sentenced by the House of Commons
  • Russell Floyd, British actor
  • Charles R. Floyd, a Democrat
  • Bubba Floyd, Major League Baseball shortstop
  • Margaret Henderson Floyd, was Professor of Architectural History at Tufts University
  • Robert W. Floyd, computer scientist
  • Marcus Floyd, minister at Burkett Chapple PBC and former American football cornerback for the New York Jets
  • John E. Floyd, Canadian economist and member of the University of Toronto faculty
  • William Floyd, American politician from New York
  • Keith Floyd, British celebrity cook
  • John B. Floyd, 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War
  • Pretty Boy Floyd, American bank robber
  • Don Floyd, professional American football defensive end
  • Cliff Floyd, Cornelius Clifford Floyd, Jr
  • Raymond Floyd, American professional golfer
  • Eddie Floyd, American soul-R&B singer and songwriter
  • Tim Floyd, former American college basketball coach
  • Charles M. Floyd, American merchant, and manufacturer
  • Sleepy Floyd, American retired professional basketball player
  • Donna Floyd, former American amateur tennis player
  • Otis Floyd, former gridiron football linebacker
  • Gavin Floyd, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • King Floyd, New Orleans soul singer and songwriter, best
  • Pink Floyd, were an English rock band
  • Anthony Floyd, safety for the Indianapolis Colts
  • James C. Floyd, Canadian aerospace engineer, born in Manchester
  • George Rogers Clark Floyd, West Virginia politician and businessman
  • Johnny Floyd, American football and basketball player and coach
  • Franklin Delano Floyd, American death row inmate
  • Malcolm Floyd, former American football wide receiver
  • Susan Floyd, American actress
  • George Floyd, safety
  • Ken Floyd, American musician mostly known
  • Robert L. Floyd, U.S. politician best known as the youngest mayor of the City of Miami
  • John C. Floyd, American politician and a U.S. Representative
  • Charles A. Floyd, U.S. Representative from New York
  • John G. Floyd, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Elson Floyd, American educator
  • Larry Floyd, Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre and coach
  • Malcom Floyd, retired American football wide receiver

Floyd Namesakes

  • Carlisle Floyd, American opera composer
  • Edward Floyd, Englishman impeached and sentenced by the House of Commons
  • Russell Floyd, British actor
  • Charles R. Floyd, a Democrat
  • Bubba Floyd, Major League Baseball shortstop
  • Margaret Henderson Floyd, was Professor of Architectural History at Tufts University
  • Robert W. Floyd, computer scientist
  • Marcus Floyd, minister at Burkett Chapple PBC and former American football cornerback for the New York Jets
  • John E. Floyd, Canadian economist and member of the University of Toronto faculty
  • William Floyd, American politician from New York
  • Keith Floyd, British celebrity cook
  • John B. Floyd, 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War
  • Pretty Boy Floyd, American bank robber
  • Don Floyd, professional American football defensive end
  • Cliff Floyd, Cornelius Clifford Floyd, Jr
  • Raymond Floyd, American professional golfer
  • Eddie Floyd, American soul-R&B singer and songwriter
  • Tim Floyd, former American college basketball coach
  • Charles M. Floyd, American merchant, and manufacturer
  • Sleepy Floyd, American retired professional basketball player
  • Donna Floyd, former American amateur tennis player
  • Otis Floyd, former gridiron football linebacker
  • Gavin Floyd, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • King Floyd, New Orleans soul singer and songwriter, best
  • Pink Floyd, were an English rock band
  • Anthony Floyd, safety for the Indianapolis Colts
  • James C. Floyd, Canadian aerospace engineer, born in Manchester
  • George Rogers Clark Floyd, West Virginia politician and businessman
  • Johnny Floyd, American football and basketball player and coach
  • Franklin Delano Floyd, American death row inmate
  • Malcolm Floyd, former American football wide receiver
  • Susan Floyd, American actress
  • George Floyd, safety
  • Ken Floyd, American musician mostly known
  • Robert L. Floyd, U.S. politician best known as the youngest mayor of the City of Miami
  • John C. Floyd, American politician and a U.S. Representative
  • Charles A. Floyd, U.S. Representative from New York
  • John G. Floyd, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Elson Floyd, American educator
  • Larry Floyd, Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre and coach
  • Malcom Floyd, retired American football wide receiver

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