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As a name

* Floyd (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *
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 * A ...
, a list of people and fictional characters


Places in the United States

* Floyd, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Floyd, Iowa, a city in Floyd County *
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 * Floyd, Washington County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Floyd, New Mexico, a village * Floyd, New York, a town *
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 * Floyd, Virginia, a town in Floyd County *
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 ...
*
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 ...
, Iowa, a tributary of the Missouri River *
Floyd Township (disambiguation) Floyd Township may refer to: * Floyd Township, Warren County, Illinois * Floyd Township, Putnam County, Indiana *Floyd Township, Floyd County, Iowa *Floyd Township, Sioux County, Iowa Floyd Township is a township in Sioux County, in northwestern ...
* Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum, a short-lived U.S. Army post near Fairfield, Utah *
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 w ...
, a hill near Sioux City, Iowa


Storms

* Hurricane Floyd, major hurricane of 1999 * Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation), for other storms named Floyd


Sports

* Floyd (horse), a National Hunt racehorse * Floyd of Rosedale, bronze trophy awarded to the winner of each college football game between Iowa and Minnesota


Arts and entertainment

* "Floyd" (30 Rock), a 2010 episode of the sitcom ''30 Rock'' * "Floyd", a guitar used by Green Day guitarist
Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for t ...
* "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 ...
'', 2014 * ''Floyd: Es gibt noch Helden'', German title of the 1997 video game '' Feeble Files'' by Adventure Soft *
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 groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics an ...
, an English progressive rock band


Other uses

* Floyd baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * Eurogate Rail Hungary, formerly Floyd Zrt, a Hungarian private railway company *
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 internat ...
, 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

* Floyd-Jones, several people of that name * Lloyd (disambiguation) * George Floyd {{disambiguation, geo