Floyd

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Floyd

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Floyd is another form of Lloyd, the Anglicized form of a Celtic name, Llwyd. It originally meant “Gray Haired.”

History:
Lloyd and Floyd had long been rather popular names in Wales until spreading to the rest of the world during the late 19th century.
Please see Lloyd for additional information.

Pronunciation: floyd

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Floyd Dell (1887-1969)
American novelist.

Miscellaneous:
Floyd Bennett (1890-1928)
American aviator.
Floyd Sherman Chalmers (1898-1993)
Canadian editor and philanthropist.
Pretty Boy Floyd (1901-1934)
American bank robber.
Floyd Patterson (1935-)
American boxer.
Pink Floyd (1965-)
British rock band.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.107 % named Floyd

Popularity of Floyd:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 316th most popular.
1875: 151st most popular.
1900-1910: 50th most popular.
1910-1920: 62nd most popular.
1920-1930: 58th most popular.
1930-1940: 80th most popular.
1940-1950: 120th most popular.
1950-1960: 175th most popular.
1960-1970: 244th most popular.
1970-1980: 323rd most popular.
1980-1990: 468th most popular.
1990: 655th most popular.
1991: 673rd most popular.
1992: 774th most popular.
1993: 714th most popular.
1994: 802nd most popular.
1995: 918th most popular.
1996: 990th most popular.
1997: 963rd most popular.
1998: N/A