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State Resident's Names

List of US state resident's names: ie. Inhabitant, Citizen, Denizen, Indweller, and Local

Profiles each of the 50 US states residents names. Also, access the meaning of the state's nicknames and the origin of the state name, as well as postal codes.

Residency is the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place.

Resident is someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

ie. Resident, inhabitant, citizen, denizen, indweller, local

Do you know what to call people from each state? We've listed the names of state residents (demonyms) to help you figure it out! This is a list of terms used to designate the residents of specific US states, including officially recognized names, informal State Name, and slang terms

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State Resident's Names
States	State Demonyms-Resident's Name (U.S. GPO-Alternate)
Alabama Resident's Name	Alabamian, Alabaman
Alaska Resident's Name	Alaskan
Arizona Resident's Name	Arizonan, Arizonian, Sand Cutter
Arkansas Resident's Name	Arkansan, Arkansawyer, Arkie
California Resident's Name	Californian
Colorado Resident's Name	Coloradan, Coloradoan (archaic)
Connecticut Resident's Name	Connecticuter; Nutmegger, Connecticotian, Connecticutensian, Connecticutian, Connetian
DC Resident's Names	Washingtonian
Delaware Resident's Name	Delawarean, Blue Hen's Chicken, Muskrat
Florida Resident's Name	Floridian, Floridan
Georgia Resident's Name	Georgian, Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber, Sand-hiller
Hawaii Resident's Name	Hawaiian, Kamaina (native-born nonethnic Hawaiian), Malihini (newcomer),  Islander (Hawaii Resident)
Idaho Resident's Name	Idahoan
Illinois Resident's Name	Illinoisan, Illinoisian, Illinoian, Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian
Indiana Resident's Name	Indianian, Indianans, Hoosier
Iowa Resident's Name	Iowan
Kansas Resident's Name	Kansan, Sunflower, Grasshopper
Kentucky Resident's Name	Kentuckian, Corncracker
Louisiana Resident's Name	Louisianan, Louisianian
Maine Resident's Name	Mainer, Down Easter or Downeaster, Mainiac, Pine Tree, Fox
Maryland Resident's Name	Marylander
Massachusetts Resident's Name	Massachusettsan, Bay Stater (official term used by state government), Massachusite (traditional)
Michigan Resident's Name	Michiganian, Michigander, Mashugana, Michiganer, Michiganese, Michigine, Wolverine, Michiganite, Yooper/Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively), Flatlander (for residents of the mid and southern portions of the Lower Peninsula)
Minnesota Resident's Name	Minnesotan
Mississippi Resident's Name	Mississippian
Missouri Resident's Name	Missourian
Montana Resident's Name	Montanan
Nebraska Resident's Name	Nebraskan, Cornhusker
Nevada Resident's Name	Nevadan, Nevadian
New Hampshire Resident's Name	New Hampshirite, New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman
New Jersey Resident's Name	New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
New Mexico Resident's Name	New Mexican
New York Resident's Name	New Yorker
North Carolina Resident's Name	North Carolinian, Tar Boiler, Tar Heel
North Dakota Resident's Name	North Dakotan
Ohio Resident's Name	Ohioan, Buckeye
Oklahoma Resident's Name	Oklahoman, Okie, Sooner
Oregon Resident's Name	Oregonian
Pennsylvania Resident's Name	Pennsylvanian, Pennamite
Rhode Island Resident's Name	Rhode Islander, Rhodean, Swamp Yankee
South Carolina Resident's Name	South Carolinian
South Dakota Resident's Name	South Dakotan
Tennessee Resident's Name	Tennessean, Volunteer, Big Bender, Butternut
Texas Resident's Name	Texan, Texian (Anglo-Texan - historical), Tejano (Mexican-Texan), Texican (archaic)
Utah Resident's Name	Utahn, Utahan
Vermont Resident's Name	Vermonter
Virginia Resident's Name	Virginian
Washington Resident's Name	Washingtonian
West Virginia Resident's Name	West Virginian
Wisconsin Resident's Name	Wisconsinite, Cheesehead
Wyoming Resident's Name	Wyomingite

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