List of U.S. state residents names
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This is a list of terms used to designate the residents of specific U.S. states, including officially recognized names, informal nicknames, and slang terms:

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State Official (recommended by United States Government Printing Office)[1] Alternate, unofficial or informal
Alabama Alabamian Alabaman[2]
Alaska Alaskan
Arizona Arizonan Arizonian[2]
Arkansas Arkansan Arkansawyer (favored particularly by some native residents)[3]
California Californian
Colorado Coloradan[4]
Connecticut Connecticuter Nutmegger[2]
Delaware Delawarean
Florida Floridian, Floridan
Georgia Georgian
Hawaii Hawaiian Malihini (newcomer),[2] Kamaʻāina (native-born nonethnic Hawaiian)[2]
Idaho Idahoan
Illinois Illinoisan
Indiana Indianian Hoosier[5], Indianan[2]
Iowa Iowan
Kansas Kansan
Kentucky Kentuckian
Louisiana Louisianian
Maine Mainer Down Easter[6]
Maryland Marylander Marylandiancitation needed
Massachusetts Massachusettsan Bay Stater[2]
Michigan Michiganian Michigander,[2] Michiganite,[2] Wolverine; Michiganer; Michiganese; Michigan-man; [7][8]
Minnesota Minnesotan
Mississippi Mississippian
Missouri Missourian
Montana Montanan
Nebraska Nebraskan
Nevada Nevadan Nevadian[2]
New Hampshire New Hampshirite
New Jersey New Jerseyan New Jerseyite[2]
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 Utahan[2]
Vermont Vermonter
Virginia Virginian
Washington Washingtonian
West Virginia West Virginian Mountaineer[2]
Wisconsin Wisconsinite
Wyoming Wyomingite

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Government Printing Office Style Manual (2000), §5.23, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/index.html
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m SHG Resources, http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/names/residentnames/
  3. ^ http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861695659/arkansawyer.html
  4. ^ "Writer's Style Guide" (HTML). Colorado State University, Communications & Creative Services (2007-08-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  5. ^ Contrary to the opinion of the Government Printing Office, the term Hoosier is the official State of Indiana designation for a state resident. The term was once considered derogatory, but is now a point of pride for Hoosiers. See the Indiana Historical Bureau article entitled What is a Hoosier? for the origin of the term.
  6. ^ The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007. New York: World Almanac Books. 2006. ISBN# 978-0-88687-995-2
  7. ^ Marckwardt, Albert H., "Wolverine and Michigander", Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review LVIII (1952) 203-208
  8. ^ Sperber, Hans "Words and Phrases in American Politics: Michigander" American Speech Vol 29 No 1 (Feb 1954) 21-27
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