How common is the surname Boyd?

153,469 people in the United States had the surname Boyd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,012 Americans. It ranked 176th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boyd?

Brandon Boyd, American singer, followed by George Boyd.

Where is the surname Boyd most common?

Wikidata records people named Boyd in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Boyd?

Boyd is /bɔɪd/, one syllable.

Is the surname Boyd getting more or less common?

More common. 149,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 153,469 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Boyd also a first name?

Yes. Boyd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Boyd

A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 153,469 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bɔɪd/ 1 syllable Soundex B300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boyd is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.

Boyd is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 153,469 people named Boyd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,012 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 149,476.

#176

rank among US surnames

153,469

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #164)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#167	Dixon	159,480	1,936
#168	Munoz	158,483	1,948
#169	Hunt	158,421	1,949
#170	Hicks	158,320	1,950
#171	Holmes	156,780	1,969
#172	Palmer	156,601	1,972
#173	Wagner	155,795	1,982

Who is named Boyd

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

63% of people named Boyd identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boyds

50 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brandon Boyd
American singer, born 1976
George Boyd
Association football player, born 1985
Cayden Boyd
American actor, born 1994
John Boyd
American actor (born 1981)
Louise Boyd
American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972)
Joe Boyd
American record producer and writer (born 1942)
Terrence Boyd
American soccer player, born 1991
Esna Boyd
Australian tennis player (1899–1966)
William Boyd
American actor (1895–1972)
Jenna Boyd
American actress, born 1993
Belle Boyd
American Confederate spy (1844–1900)
Johnny Boyd
American racing driver, 1926–2003

Notable Boyds come mostly from the United States (37), Australia (8) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Boyd

Boyd has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Boyd come from?: From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
How common is the surname Boyd?: 153,469 people in the United States had the surname Boyd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,012 Americans. It ranked 176th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boyd?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Boyd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boyd?: Brandon Boyd, American singer, followed by George Boyd.
Where is the surname Boyd most common?: Wikidata records people named Boyd in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Boyd?: Boyd is /bɔɪd/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Boyd?: Boyd is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Boyd getting more or less common?: More common. 149,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 153,469 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Boyd also a first name?: Yes. Boyd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.