Floyd (name)

Floyd is a first name and family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is a variant of Lloyd , see there for etymology and name bearers.

Name bearer

First name

• Floyd Allport (1890–1978), American professor of psychology
• Floyd Bennett (1890-1928), American pilot
• Floyd Campbell (1901–1993), American jazz musician and band leader
• Floyd Council (1911–1976), American blues guitarist
• Floyd Cramer (1933–1997), American pianist
• Floyd Crosby (1899–1985), American cinematographer
• Floyd Curry (1925-2006), Canadian ice hockey player
• Floyd Davis (1909–1977), American racing car driver
• Floyd Dixon (1929–2006), American R&B pianist and singer
• Floyd Ganassi (* 1958), American racing driver
• Floyd Gottfredson (1905–1986), American cartoonist, illustrator, and copywriter
• Floyd Heard (born 1966), American sprinter
• Floyd K. Haskell (1916–1998), American politician (Democratic Party)
• Floyd Lagerkrantz (1915–1977), Swedish football player
• Floyd Landis (* 1975), American cyclist
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. (* 1977), American boxer
• Floyd Alonzo McClure (1897–1970), American botanist
• Floyd McDaniel (1915–1995), American musician
• Floyd B. Olson (1891-1936), American politician
• Floyd Patterson (1935-2006), American boxing world champion
• Floyd Roland (* 1961), Canadian politician and mechanic
• Floyd Simmons (1923-2008), American track and field athlete
• Floyd Tillman (1914–2003), American country musician and songwriter
• Floyd Westerman (1936–2007), American singer and actor

family name

• Babi Floyd (1953-2013), American singer
• Carlisle Floyd (born 1926), American composer
• Charles Floyd (1782–1804), American explorer
• Charles A. Floyd (1791–1873), American politician
• Charles M. Floyd (1861–1923), American politician
• Christiane Floyd (* 1943), Austrian computer scientist
• David R. Floyd-Jones (1813–1871), American lawyer and politician (Democratic Party)
• Eddie Floyd (* 1937), American soul and rhythm and blues singer
• Edwin E. Floyd (1924–1990), American mathematician
• Franklin Delano Floyd (* 1943), American murderer, sex offender, kidnapper and suspected serial killer
• George Perry Floyd (1973-2020), African American who was killed in a police operation in Minneapolis, see the death of George Floyd
• Jim Bob Floyd (* 1929), American concert pianist, composer and music teacher
• John Floyd (politician, 1769) (1769–1839), American politician (Georgia)
• John Floyd (1783–1837), American politician
• John Buchanan Floyd (1806–1863), American politician
• John C. Floyd (1858–1930), American politician
• John G. Floyd (1806-1881), American politician
• Keith Floyd (1943–2009), British television chef, producer of cooking programs and author of cookbooks
• Michael Floyd (born 1989), American football player
• Mike Floyd (* 1976), British hammer thrower
• Pretty Boy Floyd (1904–1934), American criminal
• Raymond Floyd (born 1942), American golfer
• Robert Floyd (1936–2001), American computer scientist
• Robert Allan Floyd (* 1968), American actor
• Sleepy Floyd ( originally Eric Floyd ; * 1960), American basketball player
• Tim Floyd (born 1954), American basketball coach
• Troy Floyd (1901–1953), American musician
• William Floyd (politician) (1734–1821), American farmer, politician and signatory of the US Declaration of Independence
• William Floyd ( American football player ) (born 1972), American football player
• William Floyd (mathematician) , American mathematician

See also

• Floyd (disambiguation)