Travis is mainly an English masculine given name of French origin. It is derived from the word "traverser" or "to cross", and was given to toll collectors who stood by a bridge or crossing.
Notable people with the name include:
Travis Alexander (1977–2008), Arizona murder victim
Travis Banton (1894–1958), American costume designer
Travis Barker (born 1975), American drummer for the rock band Blink-182
Travis Best (born 1972), American basketball player
Travis Boak (born 1988) Australian rules footballer
Travis Brody (born 1984), professional American football quarterback
Travis Brown (cyclist) (born 1969), American cyclist
Travis Brown (quarterback) (born 1977), former American football quarterback
Travis Brown (wide receiver) (born 1986), American football wide receiver
Travis Browne (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
Travis Clark, musician
Travis Childers (born 1958), former U.S. Representative from Mississippi
Travis Coleman (born 1980), American football player
Travis Elborough, British author
Travis Fimmel (born 1979), Australian model and actor
Travis Haley, (known as Lexxi Foxxx) American bass player for the rock band Steel Panther
Travis Head, Australian cricketer
Travis Henry, American football running back
Travis Ishikawa, American baseball player
Travis Johnstone, Australian rules footballer
Travis Kelce, American football tight end
Travis Lutter (born 1973), American mixed martial artist
Travis Marx (born 1977), American mixed martial artist
Travis McCoy (born 1981), musician/singer
Travis Meeks (born 1979), lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for acoustic rock band Days of the New
Travis Pastrana (born 1983), American motorsports athlete
Travis Pearson (born 1971), American football player
Travis Rinker, American association football (soccer) player
Travis Scott (musician) (born 1992), American rapper and record producer
Travis Tritt (born 1963), American country musician
Travis Wall (born 1987), contemporary dance teacher
Travis Willingham, American voice actor
Travis Wilson (American football), American football wide receiver
Travis Zajac (born 1985), Canadian National Hockey League player
Fictional characters include:
Travis Bickle, protagonist of the film Taxi Driver
Travis Mayweather, in the American TV series Star Trek: Enterprise
Travis McGee, fictional character created by John D. Macdonald
Travis Nash, from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Travis Strong, one of the main characters from the Canadian TV series Radio Free Roscoe
Travis Touchdown, protagonist of the video game No More Heroes
Travis Harris, protagonist of the novel Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton
Travis Henderson, protagonist of the film Paris, Texas, by Wim Wenders
Travis Maddox, protagonist of the novel Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
