List of demonyms for US states and territories

List of demonyms for US states and territories provides a comprehensive overview of the terms used to refer to the residents of the various states and territories of the United States. A demonym is a word that identifies residents or natives of a particular place, which is derived from the name of that place.

Overview[edit | edit source]

In the United States, demonyms are often used to denote identity and local culture, and they can vary widely from the simple to the complex. Each state and territory has its own unique demonym, often based on historical, geographical, or cultural factors.

List of demonyms[edit | edit source]

States[edit | edit source]

Alabama - Alabamian
Alaska - Alaskan
Arizona - Arizonan
Arkansas - Arkansan
California - Californian
Colorado - Coloradan
Connecticut - Connecticuter
Delaware - Delawarean
Florida - Floridian
Georgia - Georgian
Hawaii - Hawaiian
Idaho - Idahoan
Illinois - Illinoisan
Indiana - Hoosier
Iowa - Iowan
Kansas - Kansan
Kentucky - Kentuckian
Louisiana - Louisianan
Maine - Mainer
Maryland - Marylander
Massachusetts - Bay Stater
Michigan - Michigander or Michiganian
Minnesota - Minnesotan
Mississippi - Mississippian
Missouri - Missourian
Montana - Montanan
Nebraska - Nebraskan
Nevada - Nevadan
New Hampshire - New Hampshirite
New Jersey - New Jerseyan
New Mexico - New Mexican
New York - New Yorker
North Carolina - North Carolinian
North Dakota - North Dakotan
Ohio - Ohioan
Oklahoma - Oklahoman
Oregon - Oregonian
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvanian
Rhode Island - Rhode Islander
South Carolina - South Carolinian
South Dakota - South Dakotan
Tennessee - Tennessean
Texas - Texan
Utah - Utahn
Vermont - Vermonter
Virginia - Virginian
Washington - Washingtonian
West Virginia - West Virginian
Wisconsin - Wisconsinite
Wyoming - Wyomingite

Territories[edit | edit source]

American Samoa - American Samoan
Guam - Guamanian
Northern Mariana Islands - Northern Marianan
Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican
U.S. Virgin Islands - Virgin Islander

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