People who live in Florida or who come from Florida are called Floridians.
Floridians have been referred to as "Alligators" after the Alligator population of the state. They've been called "Crackers" in a reference to the sound of the Mule-driver's whips over the backs of their mules in the early days of the state. (Note: Early residents of Georgia were called "Crackers" for a very different reason.) "Fly-Up-the-Creeks" is another old nickname given to Floridians. This nickname was based on the name given to a variety of Green Heron that was common along marshy shorelines. In More About Names, 1893, Leopold Wagners states that Floridians were called "Fly-Up-the-Creeks "...doubtless from their retiring disposition on the approach of strangers."
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