How common is the surname Floyd?

66,454 people in the United States had the surname Floyd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,646 Americans. It ranked 505th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Floyd?

George Floyd, African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by D, followed by Robert W. Floyd.

Where is the surname Floyd most common?

Wikidata records people named Floyd in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Floyd?

Floyd is /flɔɪd/, one syllable.

Is the surname Floyd getting more or less common?

More common. 64,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 66,454 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Floyd also a first name?

Yes. Floyd 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 Floyd

A Welsh surname, carried by 66,454 people in the United States.

Pronounced /flɔɪd/ 1 syllable Soundex F430 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). Floyd is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 66,454 people named Floyd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,646 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 64,141.

#505

rank among US surnames

66,454

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #469)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#496	Person	67,411	4,580
#497	Colon	67,338	4,585
#498	Parsons	67,310	4,587
#499	Frank	67,304	4,587
#500	Harrington	66,959	4,611
#501	Glover	66,858	4,618
#502	Osborne	66,827	4,620

Who is named Floyd

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

65% of people named Floyd identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Floyds

21 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Floyd
African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by D, 1973–2020
Robert W. Floyd
American computer scientist (1936-2001)
Eddie Floyd
American male singer, born 1935
John B. Floyd
American politician (1806-1863)
Pretty Boy Floyd
American bank robber (1904–1934)
William Floyd
American Founding Father and politician (1734–1821)
Keith Floyd
British celebrity cook, television personality and restaurateur (1943-2009)
Carlisle Floyd
American composer (1926–2021)
Raymond Floyd
American golfer, born 1942
John Floyd
American politician and military officer (1783–1837)
Sleepy Floyd
American basketball player, born 1960
Cliff Floyd
American baseball player, born 1972

Notable Floyds come mostly from the United States (18), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Floyd

Flood

Floyd has the Soundex code F430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F430.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Floyd come from?: Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).
How common is the surname Floyd?: 66,454 people in the United States had the surname Floyd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,646 Americans. It ranked 505th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Floyd?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Floyd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Floyd?: George Floyd, African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by D, followed by Robert W. Floyd.
Where is the surname Floyd most common?: Wikidata records people named Floyd in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Floyd?: Floyd is /flɔɪd/, one syllable.
Is the surname Floyd getting more or less common?: More common. 64,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 66,454 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Floyd also a first name?: Yes. Floyd 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.