Demonym ...Forget NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP

List of demonyms for US states and territories


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...nd_territories


This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO);[1] however, many other terms are in common use.

Alabama Alabamian Alabaman[2]
Alaska Alaskan Russian: аляскинец, romanized: alyaskinets[3]
American Samoa American Samoan Samoan: Amerika Samoa
Arizona Arizonan Arizonian[4] Spanish: Arizonense
Arkansas Arkansan Arkansasan, Arkansawyer,[5] Arkie[6]
Californian Prune Picker,[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Californios

Spanish: Californio, Californiano, californiana
Colorado Coloradan Coloradoan[13][14]
Connecticut Connecticuter Connecticotian,[15] Connecticutensian,[15] Connecticuteer,[15] Connectitensian,[16] Nutmegger [17]
Delaware Delawarean Blue Hen's Chicken,[18] Muskrat[18]
District of Columbia Washingtonian
Florida Floridian Alligator,[19] Fly-Up-the-Creek[19] Spanish: Floridiano, floridiana
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Georgian Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber[20]
Guam Guamanian Chamorro: Tåotåo Guåhån
Hawaii Hawaii resident Islander,[21] Kamaʻāina. The Associated Press Stylebook restricts use of "Hawaiian" to people of Native Hawaiian descent.[22] Hawaiian: Kamaʻāina
Idaho Idahoan
Illinois Illinoisan Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander,[23] Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian[24]
Indiana Hoosier Indianan (former GPO demonym replaced by Hoosier in 2016),[1] Indianian (archaic)[25]
Iowa Iowan Hawkeye[26]
Kansas Kansan Grasshopper, Jayhawker, Sunflower[27]
Kentucky Kentuckian Corncracker,[28] Kentuckyan
Louisiana Louisianian Louisianan French: Louisianais Spanish: Luisiano, luisiana
Maine Mainer Down Easter or Downeaster,[29] Mainiac,[30] Yankee (rare)
Maryland Marylander
Massachusettsan Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law)[31] Massachusettsian,[32] Massachusite,[33][34] Masshole (derogatory[35] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym[36])
Michigan Michiganian Michigander,[37] Wolverine,[38][39] Michiganite, Yooper/Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively),[40] Michigoose (used specifically for female residents, as a play on "Michigander")[40]
Minnesota Minnesotan Minne
Mississippi Mississippian
Missouri Missourian Missouran French: Missourien Spanish: Misuriano
Montana Montanan
Nebraska Nebraskan Bugeaters (fake) or Cornhuskers[41]
Nevada Nevadan
New Hampshire New Hampshirite New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman, Granite Stater, Granite Boys[42]
New Jersey New Jerseyan New Jerseyite
New Mexico New Mexican Spanish: Neomexicano, neomexicana, Neomejicano, neomejicana[43]
New York (state) New York New Yorker Knickerbocker[44][45] Spanish: Neoyorquino, neoyorquina
North Carolina North Carolinian Tar Heel, Tar Boiler[46] Spanish: Norcarolino, norcarolina
North Dakota North Dakotan Spanish: Nordakotense
Northern Mariana Islands Mariana Islander Chamorro: Tåotåo Mariånas
Ohio Ohioan Buckeye[47] Ohian[48]
Oklahoma Oklahoman Okie,[49] Sooner[50]
Oregon Oregonian
Pennsylvania Pennsylvanian Penn, Quaker, Pennamite[51] Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanier[52]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Boricua[53] Spanish: Puertorriqueño, puertorriqueña
Rhode Island Rhode Islander Swamp Yankee[54]
South Carolina South Carolinian Sandlapper[55] Spanish: Sudcarolino, sudcarolina
South Dakota South Dakotan Spanish: Sudakotense
Tennessee Tennessean Volunteer, Butternut[56] Big Bender
Texas Texan Texian (Anglo-Texan - historical),[57] Tejano (Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic) Spanish: Texano, texanaSpanish: Tejano, tejana
Utah Utahn Utahian, Utahan
Vermont Vermonter Woodchuck[58]
United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Virgin Islander
Virginia Virginian
Washington (state) Washington Washingtonian
West Virginia West Virginian Mountaineer
Wisconsin Wisconsinite Badger,[59] Cheesehead,[60][61] Sconnie,[62] Wisconsonian, Wisconsese
Wyoming Wyomingite


*** This list also appears in the USGPO STYLE MANUAL and the latest version uses DEMONYM as synonym with NATIONALITY. I have several copies of this manual going back to the 1930s and this Greek idea of DEMONYM never made it to any of them.

If you are lucky you won't be a Prune Picker or Masshole.

A few are missing..

Iowa - Suckeyes Can also work for Ohio.

Michigan - Meatchicken

Indiana - Loosiers

West Virginia - West By God Virginia

Missouri - Mizzery and Missorah

Kansas, Indiana, and Mizzery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlFA0xIoOMA

American is listed elsewhere as U.S. nationality/demonym

how ironic that "west va" seceded from virginia in violation of the constitution, while a war was being fought over the lawful seceding of the south.

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Originally Posted by JDRock

how ironic that "west va" seceded from virginia in violation of the constitution, while a war was being fought over the lawful seceding of the south.

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1215 while you may have heard of Magna Carta . The Law of the Forest occurred at the same time and it provides

A Forest might completely enclose a park warren or chase yet these are not subject to Forest law because they lack one of the elements of a Forest.

I am suggesting that the Forest is established by a tacit agreement called a constitution while the several States are lacking at least one major element of being considered federal.

A warren can be split in two or three and none of these will be subject to federal law. The "Forest" has no say.