Boyd
Boyd is a surname of Scottish origin, and may also serve as a given name. The name has multiple origins including Gaelic, Scottish, and Irish. It is derived from the Gaelic "buidhe" which means yellow or fair-haired. The name has been used in Scotland since the reign of King Robert I.
Origins[edit | edit source]
The Boyd family name was first used by the ancient Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The first Boyd family lived in the county of Ayrshire where they had been granted lands by King Robert I of Scotland. The name is said to be descended from Robert, brother of the Norman living in 1066 A.D.
Notable People[edit | edit source]
There are many notable people with the surname Boyd, including:
- Adam Boyd, English footballer
- Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, British politician
- Alan Stephenson Boyd, first United States Secretary of Transportation
- Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock, British author and Spanish newspaper editor
- Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd, Scottish author and minister
- Andy Boyd, Scottish footballer
- Archibald Boyd, British Anglican priest and author
- Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, British Conservative Party politician
- Billy Boyd, Scottish actor and musician
- Charles Boyd, United States Air Force general
- Charles Harlen Boyd, American dentist
- Charles Wallace Boyd, American fighter ace
- Chris Boyd, Australian rugby union coach
- Clarence Boyd, American football player
- Danah Boyd, American researcher
- David Boyd, Australian artist
- Dennis Boyd, American baseball player
- Derek Boyd, Northern Irish politician
- Dierks Bentley, born Frederick Dierks Bentley, American country music singer
- Duncan Boyd, Scottish rugby union player
- Edward Boyd, Scottish television writer
- Edward Drummond Boyd, Canadian Supreme Court justice
- George Boyd, English footballer
- George William Boyd, Canadian politician
- Gordon Boyd, Australian television presenter
- Harold H. Boyd, American politician
- Ian Boyd, British ecologist
- James Boyd, several people
- Jane Boyd, American social worker
- John Boyd, several people
- Joseph Boyd, several people
- Kris Boyd, Scottish footballer
- Linn Boyd, American politician
- Louise Arner Boyd, American explorer
- Marcus Boyd, British sailor
- Martin Boyd, Australian writer
- Michael Boyd, several people
- Norman Boyd, Australian politician
- Patricia Hilliard, née Boyd, British actress
- Paul Boyd, several people
- Percy Boyd, Australian public servant
- Peter Boyd, several people
- Ralph Boyd, several people
- Richard Boyd, several people
- Robert Boyd, several people
- Stephen Boyd, Irish actor
- Thomas Boyd, several people
- William Boyd, several people
See also[edit | edit source]
- Clan Boyd, a Scottish clan
- Boyd (disambiguation), for other uses of the term
- Boyd County (disambiguation), for counties in the United States
- Boyd Township (disambiguation), for townships in the United States
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