Definitions for Floyd
floyd

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Floydnoun

   transferred from the surname, today particularly common among African Americans.

2. Floydnoun

   A Welsh surname, a variant of Lloyd.

3. Floydnoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname, today particularly common among African Americans.

4. Floydnoun

   An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas, United States.

5. Floydnoun

   An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.

6. Floydnoun

   A ghost town in Glenn County, California, United States.

7. Floydnoun

   A tiny city in Floyd County, Iowa.

8. Floydnoun

   An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.

9. Floydnoun

   An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States.

10. Floydnoun

    A village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.

11. Floydnoun

    A town in Oneida County, New York.

12. Floydnoun

    An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

13. Floydnoun

    A town, the county seat of Floyd County, Virginia.

14. Etymology: From llwyd.

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Floyd

   Floyd is a town in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. The population was 432 at the 2000 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 tenure of President Andrew Jackson. The name was subsequently changed to Floyd.

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1. Floydnoun

   Gray Haired or Wise One

   Floyd is a fitting name since he has both gray hair and wisdom beyond his years.

   Etymology: Celtic in origin

   
   

   Submitted by floydcrosby68 on June 22, 2022  

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1. floyd

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLOYD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Floyd is ranked #505 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Floyd surname appeared 66,454 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 23 would have the surname Floyd.
   
   65.4% or 43,468 total occurrences were White.
   29.2% or 19,411 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 1,528 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 1,329 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 452 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 272 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for Floyd »

1. foldy

How to pronounce Floyd?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Floyd in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Floyd in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Floyd in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Floyd in a Sentence

1. Tawanna Adkins:

   I just lost it, all I could think about is that baby, thinking he was going to be the next George Floyd or the next Terence Crutcher.

2. Rob Harries:

   There's often lots of talk of a Pink Floyd exhibition maybe this will be a spur for it to happen.

3. Steve Schleicher:

   By the time the defendant got off of Mr. Floyd, Mr. Floyd could not support his own head.

4. Alex Conant:

   He really doesn't want to talk about the pandemic, which is all everyone in America is thinking about, it's the same thing with the Black Lives Matter protests, as well. He really didn't want to talk about George Floyd, which is what everyone in America was talking about for a month. When you have that kind of disconnect between the leader and the voters you see it in the potential [ electoral ] wave that is now more likely than not.

5. Karen Bass:

   If we couldn’t get George Floyd done back when millions of people were marching in the street, then how do we expect to get more than one thing done [on policing] over the next few years?

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Floyd
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Floyd
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html