Floyd may refer to:
As a name
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Floyd (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
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Floyd (surname)
Floyd is a surname of Welsh origin, deriving from Lloyd, which is ultimately an anglicized spelling of "Llwyd" (“gray, gray-haired”), and of Scottish origin deriving from Flood. Notable people with this surname include:
Notable people
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, a list of people and fictional characters
Places in the United States
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Floyd, Arkansas
Floyd is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western White County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 377. The rural community is situated along Highways 3 ...
, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, Iowa
Floyd is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 313 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Floyd is named for Charles Floyd of Lewis and Clark fame, as was Floyd County.
Geography
Floyd is located at (43.127494, -92. ...
, a city in Floyd County
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Floyd, Ray County, Missouri Floyd is an unincorporated community in southwest Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is located on Missouri Route Z approximately 1.5 miles south of Orrick. Keeney Creek flow ...
, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, Washington County, Missouri Floyd is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by ...
, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, New Mexico, a village
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Floyd, New York, a town
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Floyd, Texas
Floyd is an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States. It is located eight miles west of Greenville (the community has a Greenville address for USPS purposes).
The Bland Independent School District serves area students.
The ...
, an unincorporated community
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Floyd, Virginia
Floyd is a town in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. The population was 425 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Floyd County. The Town of Floyd was originally named Jacksonville as the surrounding county was formed during the tenur ...
, a town in Floyd County
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Floyd County (disambiguation) Floyd County is the name of six counties in the United States:
* Floyd County, Georgia
* Floyd County, Indiana
* Floyd County, Iowa
* Floyd County, Kentucky
* Floyd County, Texas
* Floyd County, Virginia
Floyd County is a county located in ...
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Floyd River
The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 30, 2011 in northwestern Iowa in the United States. It enters the Mi ...
, Iowa, a tributary of the Missouri River
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Floyd Township (disambiguation)
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Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum, a short-lived U.S. Army post near Fairfield, Utah
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Floyd's Bluff
Floyd's Bluff is a hill in southern Sioux City, Iowa that is named for Sergeant Charles Floyd.
Floyd, who was the quartermaster for the Lewis and Clark Expedition's Corps of Discovery, was the only fatality during the expedition. The bluff ...
, a hill near Sioux City, Iowa
Storms
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Hurricane Floyd, major hurricane of 1999
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Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation), for other storms named Floyd
Sports
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Floyd (horse)
Floyd (foaled 1980, died 7 January 1993) was an English bred and English trained National Hunt racehorse sired by Relko. The horse was named after the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
David Elsworth-trained Floyd was the first horse t ...
, a National Hunt racehorse
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Floyd of Rosedale
Floyd may refer to:
As a name
* Floyd (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Floyd (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
Places in the United States
* Floyd, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Floyd, Iow ...
, bronze trophy awarded to the winner of each college football game between Iowa and Minnesota
Arts and entertainment
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"Floyd" (30 Rock), a 2010 episode of the sitcom ''30 Rock''
* "Floyd", a guitar used by Green Day guitarist
Billie Joe Armstrong
* "Floyd", a song by Lynyrd Skynyrd from the album ''
God & Guns'', 2009
* "Floyd", a song by Kelis from ''
Food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inge ...
'', 2014
* ''Floyd: Es gibt noch Helden'', German title of the 1997 video game ''
Feeble Files'' by Adventure Soft
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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 ...
, an English progressive rock band
Other uses
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Floyd baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Eurogate Rail Hungary, formerly Floyd Zrt, a Hungarian private railway company
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George Floyd protests
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil unrest against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. The civil unrest and protests began as part of internati ...
, a series of 2020 protests after the
murder of George Floyd
On , George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in the U.S. city of Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's n ...
during a police encounter
See also
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Floyd-Jones, several people of that name
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Lloyd (disambiguation)
Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to:
People
* Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown"
** List of people with given name Lloyd
** List of people with surname Lloyd
* Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American ...
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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 ...
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