Floyd is a surname of

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

origin, deriving from Lloyd, which is ultimately an

anglicized Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

spelling of "Llwyd" (“

gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...

, gray-haired”), and of Scottish origin deriving from Flood. Notable people with this surname include:

Notable people

Andress Small Floyd Andress Small Floyd (June 7, 1873 - January 10, 1933), was a philanthropist, who founded the Self-Master Colony. Biography He was born on June 7, 1873, in Saco, Maine Saco is a city in York County, Maine, York County, Maine, United States. T ...

(1873–1933), founder of the Self-Master Colony *

Benjamin Rush Floyd Benjamin Rush Floyd (December 10, 1811 – February 15, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician. Floyd was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, His brother was John B. Floyd, Governor of Virginia. Floyd went to Georgetown University in Was ...

, American politician *

Bubba Floyd Leslie Roe "Bubba" Floyd (June 23, 1917 – December 15, 2000) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played in three games for the Detroit Tigers in 1944. The 26-year-old rookie stood and weighed 160 lbs. Floyd was one of many ballplaye ...

(1917–2000), American baseball player *

Carlisle Floyd Carlisle Sessions Floyd (June 11, 1926September 30, 2021) was an American composer primarily known for his operas. These stage works, for which he wrote the librettos, typically engage with themes from the American South, particularly the Post- ...

(1926–2021), American opera composer * Charles Floyd (disambiguation), several people *

Christiane Floyd Christiane Floyd (née Riedl; born 26 April 1943) is an Austrian computer scientist. In 1978, she became the first female professor of computer science in Germany, and was a pioneer of evolutionary participatory software design—a precursor to ...

(born 1943), Austrian computer scientist *

Cliff Floyd Cornelius Clifford Floyd Jr. (born December 5, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for 17 seasons, most notably for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins and New York Mets. He is currently a baseball analyst who co-hosts ...

(born 1972), retired American Major League Baseball player *

Darrell Floyd Darrell Floyd (May 11, 1932 – March 7, 2000) was an American college basketball All-American while playing for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina from 1953–56. He was a two-time national scoring champion, two-time Consensus NC ...

(c. 1933 – 2000), American college basketball player *

Davis Floyd Davis Floyd (1776 – December 13, 1834) was an Indiana Jeffersonian Republican politician who was convicted of aiding American Vice President Aaron Burr in the Burr conspiracy. Floyd was not convicted of treason however and returned to public li ...

(1776–1834), American politician convicted of conspiring with Aaron Burr *

Eddie Floyd Edward Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including the No. 1 R&B hit song " Knock on Wood". Biography Floyd was born in ...

(born 1937), American R&B/soul singer-songwriter * Elson S. Floyd (1956–2015), 10th president of Washington State University * Emily Floyd (born 1972), Australian public artist, sculptor and printmaker *

Gavin Floyd Gavin Christopher Floyd (born January 27, 1983), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Toronto Blue ...

(born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher *

George Floyd George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twe ...

(1973–2020), African-American man who was murdered during a police arrest *

George Floyd (American football) George Floyd Jr. (born December 21, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Over his NFL career, Floyd appeared in ten game ...

(born 1960), American football player * George Rogers Clark Floyd, American politician * James Floyd (disambiguation), several people *

Jehyve Floyd Jehyve Floyd (born June 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray Nef of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Born and raised in Parlin, New Jersey, Floyd played high school basketball at Sayreville War Memorial. He pl ...

(born 1997), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

* John Floyd (disambiguation), several people *

Keith Floyd Keith Floyd (28 December 1943 – 14 September 2009) was a British celebrity Chef, cook, restaurateur, television personality and Gastronomy, "gastronaut" who hosted cooking shows for the BBC and published many books combining cookery and t ...

(1943–2009), British chef *

Malcolm Floyd Malcolm Gregory Ali Floyd (né Seabron; born December 19, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston/Tennessee Oilers (1994–1997) and St. Louis Rams (1997).

(born 1972), retired American football player *

Malcom Floyd Malcom Maiuu Floyd (born September 8, 1981) is a former American professional football player who was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire NFL career with San Diego after sign ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Pretty Boy Floyd Charles Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber. He operated in the West and Central states, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. He was s ...

(Charles Arthur Floyd, 1904–1934), American bank robber *

Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran Floyd (born September 4, 1942) is an American retired golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour, including four majors and four senior majors. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame ...

(born 1942), American golfer *

Robert W. Floyd Robert W Floyd (June 8, 1936 – September 25, 2001) was a computer scientist. His contributions include the design of the Floyd–Warshall algorithm (independently of Stephen Warshall), which efficiently finds all shortest paths in a graph and ...

(1936–2001), computer scientist *

Sally Floyd Sally Jean Floyd (May 20, 1950 – August 25, 2019) was an American computer scientist known for her work on computer networking. Formerly associated with the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California, she retired in 2009 a ...

(1950–2019), computer scientist *

Sleepy Floyd Eric Augustus "Sleepy" Floyd (born March 6, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. An NBA All-Star in 1987 as a Warrior, he is perhaps best known for his tenures for Golden State and Houston. Early life, family and education ...

(Eric Augustus Floyd, born 1960), American professional basketball player *

Stanley Floyd Stanley Floyd (born June 23, 1961) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States. He was a 1979 graduate of Dougherty High School in Albany, Georgia. In 1980, he was considered one of the favorites for the 100m title but was denie ...

(born 1961), American track and field sprinter *

William Floyd William Floyd (December 17, 1734 – August 4, 1821) was an American Founding Father, wealthy farmer, and political leader from New York. Floyd served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Continental Association and ...

(1734–1821), American signer of the Declaration of Independence *

William Floyd (American football) William Ali "Bar None" Floyd (born February 17, 1972) is a former American football fullback in the NFL and current color analyst on the Seminole ISP Sports Network. High school and collegiate career At Lakewood High School in St. Petersbur ...

, retired American football fullback

Fictional characters

Heywood R. Floyd The ''Space Odyssey'' series is a series of science fiction novels by the writer Arthur C. Clarke. Two of the novels have been made into feature films, released in 1968 and 1984 respectively. Two of Clarke's early short stories may also be c ...

, in the ''Space Odyssey'' series by Arthur C. Clarke *

Sally Floyd (comics) ''Civil War: Front Line'' is an 11-issue, limited series tie-in to Marvel Comics's ''Civil War'' event which started in August 2006. Part of the story is told from the perspective of two reporters embedded in the opposite camps of the war. Ben Ur ...

, reporter in the Marvel Comics universe * Pink Floyd, protagonist of the 1979 concept album ''

The Wall ''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...

'' by the band

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...

* Lt. Robert "Bob" Floyd in '' Top Gun: Maverick''

References

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