What is a demonym and what is yours?

( WNTZ ) – The odds say you’ve more than likely heard of a Californian or Texan, but what about a Flatlander? These are all examples of demonyms: names used for residents of any particular place.

Some are pretty straightforward, like “Californian,” while others, like “Goober Grabber,” may have you scratching your head.

That’s right, Georgia is well known for being The Peach State, but it has another nickname that dates back to the Civil War, according to Southern Living . Peanuts are also called goobers, and Georgia is famous for its peanut production – according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2022 it led all others combined . During the Civil War, recruits from Georgia were reportedly dubbed “goober grabbers” for their love of the snack.

Read the list below to learn your state’s demonym.

States:

1. Alabama – Alabamian, Barners
2. Alaska – Alaskan
3. Arizona – Arizonian, Arizonan, Sonorian
4. Arkansas- Arkansan, Arkansawyer, Arkie
5. California – Californian
6. Colorado – Coloradan
7. Connecticut – Connecticuter, Nutmegger
8. Delaware – Delawarean, Blue Hen, Chicken
9. Florida – Floridian
10. Georgia – Georgian, Goober Grabber
11. Hawaii – Kamaʻāina, Hawaiian (Indigenous descent)
12. Idaho – Idahoan
13. Illinois – Illinoisan, Sandhiller
14. Indiana – Hoosiers, Indianan
15. Iowa – Iowans, Hawkeye
16. Kansas – Kansan, Jayhawkers
17. Kentucky – Kentuckian, Corn Cracker
18. Louisiana – Louisianians
19. Maine – Mainers, Down Easter, Yankee
20. Maryland – Marylander
21. Massachusetts – Massachusettsans, Bay Stater
22. Michigan – Michiganders, Michiganian
23. Minnesota – Minnesotan, Minne
24. Mississippi – Mississippian, Mississippers
25. Missouri – Missourian, Missouran
26. Montana – Montanans
27. Nebraska – Nebraskan, Cornhusker
28. Nevada – Nevadan
29. New Hampshire – New Hampshirite, Granite Stater
30. New Jersey – New Jerseyite, New Jerseyan
31. New Mexico – New Mexican
32. New York – New Yorkian, Knickerbocker
33. North Carolina – North Carolinian, Tar Heel
34. North Dakota – North Dakotan
35. Ohio – Ohioan – Buckeye
36. Oklahoma – Oklahoman, Sooner and Okie
37. Oregon – Oregonian (Locals pronounce the final syllable like “gin,” with a hard g)
38. Pennsylvania – Pennsylvanians, Penn and Quaker
39. Rhode Island – Rhode Islanders, Swamp Yankee
40. South Carolina – South Carolinian, Sandlapper
41. South Dakota – North Dakotan
42. Tennessee – Tennesseans, Volunteers, Butternuts
43. Texas – Texan, Texians, Tejano
44. Utah – Utahns
45. Vermont – Vermonters, Woodchuck, (Those who move to Vermont from elsewhere are dubbed “Flatlanders.”)
46. Virginia – Virginian
47. Washington – Washingtonian
48. West Virginia – Virginian, Mountaineer
49. Wisconsin – Wisconsinites, Cheese Heads, Badgers
50. Wyoming – Wyomingite, Wyomese

Territories:

1. Washington D.C. – Washingtonian
2. American Samoa – Samoan Americans
3. Guam – Guamanians
4. Northern Mariana Islands – Mariana Islanders
5. Puerto Rico – Puerto Rican, Boricua
6. U.S. Virgin Islands – Virgin Islanders

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