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 victimTravis Banton (1894–1958), American costume designerTravis Barker (born 1975), American drummer for the rock band Blink-182Travis Best (born 1972), American basketball playerTravis Boak (born 1988) Australian rules footballerTravis Brody (born 1984), professional American football quarterbackTravis Brown (cyclist) (born 1969), American cyclistTravis Brown (quarterback) (born 1977), former American football quarterbackTravis Brown (wide receiver) (born 1986), American football wide receiverTravis Browne (born 1982), American mixed martial artistTravis Clark, musicianTravis Childers (born 1958), former U.S. Representative from MississippiTravis Coleman (born 1980), American football playerTravis Elborough, British authorTravis Fimmel (born 1979), Australian model and actorTravis Haley, (known as Lexxi Foxxx) American bass player for the rock band Steel PantherTravis Head, Australian cricketerTravis Henry, American football running backTravis Ishikawa, American baseball playerTravis Johnstone, Australian rules footballerTravis Kelce, American football tight endTravis Lutter (born 1973), American mixed martial artistTravis Marx (born 1977), American mixed martial artistTravis McCoy (born 1981), musician/singerTravis Meeks (born 1979), lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for acoustic rock band Days of the NewTravis Pastrana (born 1983), American motorsports athleteTravis Pearson (born 1971), American football playerTravis Rinker, American association football (soccer) playerTravis Scott (musician) (born 1992), American rapper and record producerTravis Tritt (born 1963), American country musicianTravis Wall (born 1987), contemporary dance teacherTravis Willingham, American voice actorTravis Wilson (American football), American football wide receiverTravis Zajac (born 1985), Canadian National Hockey League playerFictional characters include:
Travis Bickle, protagonist of the film Taxi DriverTravis Mayweather, in the American TV series Star Trek: EnterpriseTravis McGee, fictional character created by John D. MacdonaldTravis Nash, from the Australian soap opera Home and AwayTravis Strong, one of the main characters from the Canadian TV series Radio Free RoscoeTravis Touchdown, protagonist of the video game No More HeroesTravis Harris, protagonist of the novel Taming the Star Runner by S.E. HintonTravis Henderson, protagonist of the film Paris, Texas, by Wim WendersTravis Maddox, protagonist of the novel Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire