Boyd

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪd
• Homophones: boid, buoyed (one pronunciation)

Proper noun

Boyd

1. A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Boyd County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boyd is the 176^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 153,469 individuals. Boyd is most common among White (63.18%) and Black (30.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• BYOD, Body, Doby, body, do by