Boyd
Gaelic family name
Boyd is a Scottish surname derived from the Gaelic word for "yellow," likely referring to hair color.
As a given name, it enjoyed modest popularity in the early-to-mid twentieth century in the United States but has since declined.
Boyd was my grandfather's name.
genealogy
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- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
bloodline · descendants · forebears · kinship · heritage · legacy · clan · dynasty · patriarch · matriarch
clan
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Edinburgh · kilt · loch · bagpipes · thistle · haggis · whisky · heather · Gaelic · ceilidh
- Wise CountyWise, Decatur, Bridgeport, Chico, Newark
- Carbon CountyJim Thorpe, Helper, Sunnyside, Wellington, Sinclair
- Scottish heritageScottish clans, highland clans, Campbell, MacDonald, Stewart
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Neill, O'Connor
- US CountiesJefferson County