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There are approximately 27,075 people named Boyd in the UK. That makes it the 355th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 429 are named Boyd.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Boyde
Boyda
Boid
Boy
Bodi
Body
Bouy
Boyden
Boey
Bodie
Bboyd
Boydd
Boy'd
Boyd's
Boydee
Boydes
Boide
Boaid
Boied
Boiyd
Boydc
Boydb
Boydas
Boids
Boida
Boidi
Boido
Boidh
Boides
Boidy

The Boyd surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Gaelic.) From buidhe, yellow-haired. Boyd, a river of England that unites with the Avon.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BOYD. Gael, boidh. Fair or yellowhaired. A nephew of Walter, first liigli

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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