Boyd (name)

Boyd is an English family name of Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish Isle of Bute , and a male given name derived from this family name .

Name bearer

family name

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adam Boyd (1746–1835), American politician
• Alan Boyd (soccer player) (born 1926), Scottish soccer player
• Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton (1904–1983), British politician, member of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
• Alan Stephenson Boyd (* 1922), American politician and manager
• Alana Boyd (* 1984), Australian pole vaulter
• Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock (1927–2009), British peer and author
• Alex Boyd (* 1984), British photographer
• Alexander Boyd (1764-1857), American politician
• Alfred Boyd (1836-1908), Canadian politician
• Allen Boyd (* 1945), American politician
• Andrew Boyd (Bishop) († 1636), Bishop of Argyll
• Andrew Boyd (fencer) (1910-2002), American fencer
• Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd (1825–1899), Scottish theologian
• Anne Boyd (* 1946), Australian composer and music teacher
• Aquilino Boyd (1921-2004), Panamanian diplomat and politician
• Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (1873–1937), British officer and Conservative Party politician, member of the House of Commons
• Augusto Samuel Boyd (1879–1957), President of Panama

B.

• Barbara Weiden Boyd (* 1952), American classical philologist
• Belle Boyd (1844–1900), American spy
• Bill Boyd (poker player) (1906–1997), American poker player
• Bill Boyd (musician) ( William Lemuel Boyd ; 1910–1977), American singer and guitarist
• Bill Boyd (racing driver) (1915–1984), American racing car driver
• Billy Boyd (born 1968), Scottish actor
• Billy Boyd (soccer player) (1905–1967), Scottish soccer player
• Bobby Boyd (1937-2017) American football player
• Brandon Boyd (* 1976), American musician
• Brian Boyd (* 1952), New Zealand literary scholar
• Byron Boyd (1864–1941), American teacher, businessman, and politician

C.

• Carla Boyd (* 1975), Australian basketball player
• Cayden Boyd (born 1994), American actor
• Charles A. Boyd , American chemist
• Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby (born 1953), British politician
• Curtis Boyd (born 1940), American jazz drummer

D.

• Danah Boyd (* 1977), American media scientist and social researcher
• Darius Boyd (* 1987), Australian rugby player
• David Boyd (artist) (1924–2011), Australian artist
• David Boyd (writer) (born 1951), Canadian writer
• David Boyd (cricketer) (born 1955), Australian cricketer
• David Boyd (rugby player) (born 1966), Australian rugby league player
• David Boyd (cinematographer) , American cinematographer
• David Boyd (musical performer) , Scottish musical performer
• David Boyd (music manager) , British music manager
• David W. Boyd (* 1941), Canadian mathematician
• Denise Boyd (* 1952), Australian sprinter
• Dorothy Boyd (1907-1996), British actress
• Douglas Boyd (* 1959), British oboist and conductor
• Dustin Boyd (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dutch Boyd (* 1980), American poker player

E.

• Eddie Boyd (1914–1994), American blues musician
• Edward Boyd (1916–1989), Scottish crime writer
• Edwin Alonzo Boyd (1914–2002), Canadian bank robber
• Elizabeth Boyd , English writer
• Esna Boyd (1899–1966), Australian tennis player
• Eva Boyd , known as Little Eva (1943–2003), American singer

F.

• Federico Boyd (1851–1924), President of Panama
• Flinder Boyd (* 1980), American-British basketball player

G

• Gary Boyd (born 1972), Australian sailor
• George Boyd (born 1985), Scottish football player
• Gerald M. Boyd (1950–2006), American journalist
• Gordon Boyd (1922-2009), Australian television presenter
• Gregory A. Boyd (* 1957), Baptist theologian, pastor, author and speaker
• Guillermo Boyd (* 1938), Panamanian weightlifter

H

• Harriet Boyd-Hawes (1871–1945), American archaeologist
• Holly Boyd , British actress
• Howard Boyd (1914-2011), American entomologist

I.

• Ian Boyd (born 1933), British middle-distance runner

J

• James Boyd (soccer player) (1872–1961), Scottish soccer player
• James Boyd (boxer) (1930-1997), American boxer
• James Boyd ( American football player ) (born 1977), American football player
• James E. Boyd (1834–1906), American politician
• James Edmund Boyd (1845–1935), American lawyer
• James H. Boyd (1809–1877), American politician
• Jenna Boyd (* 1993), American actress
• Jenny Boyd (psychologist) (* 1947), British psychologist and former model
• Jenny Boyd (actress) (born 1991), British-American actress
• Jerry Boyd (1930-2002), American boxing trainer
• Jim Boyd (guitarist) (1914–1993), American hillbilly musician
• Jim Boyd (actor) (1933-2013), American actor
• Jim Boyd (author) (1941-2010) American author and photographer
• Jim Boyd (ice hockey player) (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jim Boyd (singer) (1956-2016), American singer, songwriter and actor
• Joe Boyd (born 1942), American music producer
• John Boyd (playwright) (1912–2002) Irish playwright
• John Boyd (Author) ( Boyd Bradfield Upchurch ; 1919-2013), American science fiction writer
• John Boyd (1926-2003), American racing car driver, see Johnny Boyd
• John Boyd (pilot) (1927–1997), American pilot and military strategist
• John Boyd (conductor) (born 1944), American conductor
• John Boyd (diplomat) (1936-2019), British diplomat
• John Boyd (actor) (born 1981), American actor
• John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter (1908-1998), British Conservative Party politician
• John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr (1880–1971), Scottish physician and biologist
• John Frank Boyd (1853–1945), American politician
• John H. Boyd (1799–1868), American politician
• John Parker Boyd (1764-1830), American mercenary
• John S. Boyd , American film sound engineer
• Johnny Boyd (1926–2003), American racing driver
• Joseph C. Boyd (1760–1823), American soldier and politician
• Justin Boyd (* 1989), Canadian water polo player

K

• Karin Boyd (* 1953), German actress and theater director
• Kaytee Boyd (* 1978), New Zealand cyclist
• Kenneth Boyd (1948-2005), American murderer
• Kevin Boyd (born 1966), British swimmer
• Kris Boyd (born 1983), Scottish football player

L.

• LaVell Boyd (born 1976), American football player
• Lenny Boyd (1934-2015), Canadian jazz musician
• Leon Boyd (* 1983), Dutch basketball player
• Linn Boyd (1800-1859), American politician
• Liona Boyd (* 1949), Canadian guitarist
• Louise Boyd (1887–1972), American polar explorer
• Luke Boyd (* 1987), Australian boxer

M.

• MacKenzie Boyd-Clowes (* 1991), Canadian ski jumper
• Malcolm Boyd (track and field athlete) (1896-1960), Australian track and field athlete
• Malcolm Boyd (Priest) (1923-2015), American Anglican priest and LGBT activist
• Malcolm Boyd (musicologist) (1932-2001), British musicologist
• Mark Boyd (born 1972), American basketball player
• Martin Boyd (1893–1972), Australian author
• Micah Boyd (* 1982), American rower
• Michael Boyd (* 1955), British theater director and director
• Michele Boyd (* 1980), American actress, presenter and film producer
• Moses Boyd (* ≈1992), British fusion musician
• Myron Boyd (1909–1978), American Methodist minister

N

• Nelson Boyd (1928–1985), American jazz bassist

O

• Oil Can Boyd (born 1959), American baseball player

P

• Pamela Boyd (* 1955), American handball player
• Pattie Boyd (* 1944), English photo model
• Philip Boyd (* 1967), Canadian rower

R.

• Ray Boyd (born 1951), Australian pole vaulter
• Richard Boyd (* 1942), American scientific theorist and philosopher
• Rick Boyd , pseudonym of Federico Boido (1940-2014), Italian actor
• Rob Boyd (* 1966), Canadian ski racer
• Robert Boyd (anthropologist) (* 1948), American anthropologist
• Robert N. Boyd (1914-2000), American chemist
• Robert W. Boyd (* 1948), American physicist
• Ronald Boyd (*?), Argentine tennis player
• Russell Boyd (born 1944), Australian cameraman

S.

• Scott Boyd (born 1986), Scottish football player
• Sean Boyd (* 1978), Australian water polo player
• Sempronius H. Boyd (1828-1894), American politician
• Stephen Boyd (1931–1977), Northern Irish actor

T

• Terrence Boyd (* 1991), German-American soccer player
• Thomas Boyd (born 1965), Scottish soccer player, see Tommy Boyd
• Thomas A. Boyd (1830–1897), American politician
• Tim Boyd (1861-1914), American golfer
• Tommie Boyd (born 1971), American football player
• Tommy Boyd (born 1965), Scottish football player
• Tony Boyd (born 1932), Canadian hockey player
• Travis Boyd (* 1993), American ice hockey player

W.

• Walter Boyd (* 1972), Jamaican soccer player
• Warren Boyd (born 1926), Australian swimmer
• Wayne Boyd (* 1990), British racing driver
• Will Boyd ( William James Boyd ; * 1979), American rock bassist
• William Boyd, 4th Duke of Kilmarnock (1704–1746), Scottish nobleman
• William Boyd (Medic) (1885–1979), Canadian pathologist
• William Boyd (actor) (1895–1972), American actor
• William Boyd (writer) (born 1952), Scottish writer

First name

• Boyd Atkins (1900-1965), American jazz and blues musician
• Boyd Bennett (1924–2002), American songwriter, drummer, and rock and roll singer
• Boyd Cooper (born around 1975), Australian badminton player
• Boyd Dowler (born 1937), American football player
• Boyd Lee Dunlop (1926-2013), American jazz pianist
• Boyd Gaines (born 1953), American actor
• Boyd Gordon (* 1983) Canadian ice hockey player
• Boyd Haley (* 1940), American chemist
• Boyd Holbrook (* 1981), American actor and model
• Boyd Kane (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
• Boyd Neel (1905–1981), Canadian conductor and music teacher
• Boyd K. Packer (1924-2015), American prophet, seer, and revelator
• Boyd Raeburn (1913–1966), American big band leader
• Boyd Rice (* 1956), American musician from the electronic and industrial scene
• Boyd Rutherford (* 1957), American politician
• Boyd Senter (1898–1982), American jazz musician and band leader
• Boyd Shermis (* 1958), American VFX supervisor
• Boyd Anderson Tackett (1911–1985), American politician
• Boyd Winchester (1836–1923), American politician

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Boyd on surnames.behindthename.com (English)
2. ↑ Boyd (first name) on behindthename.com (English)