Floyd

Welsh
"gray-haired"

Floyd Origin and Meaning

The name Floyd is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "gray-haired".

Floyd was a Top 100 name from the 1880s to the 1940s that somehow developed an almost comical hayseed persona along with a touch of retro jazz cool; it's beginning to appeal to parents with a strong taste for the quirky.

In terms of namesakes and references, there is two-time heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson, well-known attorney Floyd Abrams, Mayberry barber Floyd Lawson, Muppet Floyd Pepper, and the iconic British rock band, Pink Floyd.

# 981 in the US

Floyd Rank in US Top 1000

# 1885 on Nameberry

Floyd Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Floyd Popularity

Famous People Named Floyd

  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair)
    American boxer
  • Floyd Bjørnstjerne Olson
    American politician; 22nd governor of Minnesota
  • Floyd Abrams
    American Constitutional law attorney
  • Floyd Cramer
    American pianist
  • Floyd Patterson
    American boxer
  • Floyd Landis
    American cyclist
  • Floyd Lamonte Reifer
    Barbadian cricketer
  • Floyd Tillman
    American country music singer
  • Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
    American Sioux musician and actor
  • (Charles) Floyd Mutrux
    American stage & film director, writer, producer, and screenwriter
  • George Floyd
    African American man murdered by police, spurring global protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement

Floyd in Pop Culture

  • Floyd DeBarber
    character on TV's "30 Rock"
  • Floyd Lawton aka Deadshot
    from TV's "Arrow" and "The Flash", and from the movie "Suicide Squad"
  • Floyd Lawson
    barber on "The Andy Griffith Show"
  • Deputy Floyd
    character from TV series "American Gothic"
  • Floyd Pepper
    bass player for the Electric Mayhem band on The Muppet Show
  • Floyd Malloy
    character in 1985 animated show "M.A.S.K."
  • Pink Floyd
    British rock band
  • Floyd
    guitar belonging to singer Billie Joe Amstrong of Green Day
  • "Floyd the Barber"
    song by american grunge band Nirvana
  • Floyd
    Sam and Molly's cat in movie "Ghost"
  • Floyd
    mouse that is friends with Garfield the cat, in the Cartoon show "Garfield and Friends"
  • Floyd
    boyfriend of antagonist in movie "Beethoven's 2nd"
  • Floyd Umbra
    "Float" Saoirse's mentor in UMBRA