The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd | 7 | 1527 (cunȝe); 1530 (componitour); 1541 (chapellanry); 1569 (cousing); 1605 (boter); 1606 (bruke); 1608 (chop) |
| Boid | 1 | 1503 (bailȝery) |
| Boyde | 1 | 1480 (bind) |
| Boyid | 1 | 1592 (barratry) |