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:

State	Official (recommended by United States Government Printing Office)^[1]	Alternate, unofficial or informal
Alabama	Alabamian	Alabaman,^[2] Alabamer,^{[citation needed]} 'Bamer^{[citation needed]}
Alaska	Alaskan	Ice Boxer, Alasker^{[citation needed]}
Arizona	Arizonan	Arizonian,^[2] Zoner, Zonie^{[citation needed]}
Arkansas	Arkansan	Arkansawyer, Arkansasian^{[citation needed]}
California	Californian	Raisinhead^{[citation needed]}
Colorado	Coloradan^[3]	Highlander^{[citation needed]}
Connecticut	Connecticuter	Nutmegger,^[2] Connecticutioner (Rhymes with executioner)^{[citation needed]}
Delaware	Delawarean	Delaweare^{[citation needed]}
Florida	Floridian, Floridan	Floradinian^{[citation needed]}
Georgia	Georgian
Hawaii	Hawaiian	Malihini (newcomer),^[2] Kamaʻāina (native-born nonethnic Hawaiian),^[2] Surfer^{[citation needed]}
Idaho	Idahoan	Idahoer, Idawhore, Spudnut^{[citation needed]}
Illinois	Illinoisan	Flatlander^{[citation needed]}, Illini, Illinoyer^{[citation needed]}
Indiana	Indianian	Hoosier,^[2] Indianan,^[2] Indianer^{[citation needed]}
Iowa	Iowan	Iowegian, Ioan (Like someone from Io.), Iowigian^{[citation needed]}
Kansas	Kansan	Kansanite, Kanser (Like the crab)^{[citation needed]}
Kentucky	Kentuckian	Kentucker, Kentuckeyite^{[citation needed]}
Louisiana	Louisianian	Louisianan, Red Sticker^{[citation needed]}
Maine	Mainer	Down Easter,^[4] Mainiac^{[citation needed]}
Maryland	Marylander	Marylandian^{[citation needed]}
Massachusetts	Massachusettsan	Bay Stater,^[2] Massachutter,^{[citation needed]} Masshole^{[citation needed]}
Michigan	Michiganian	Michigander,^[2] Michiganite,^[2] Michiganer; Michiganese; Michigan-man; Wolverine^[5]^[6]
Minnesota	Minnesotan	Minnesooter^{[citation needed]}
Mississippi	Mississippian	Mississippier, Mississipper, 'Sipper^{[citation needed]}
Missouri	Missourian	Person who loves company^{[citation needed]}
Montana	Montanan	MT Stater, Empty Stater^{[citation needed]}
Nebraska	Nebraskan	Cornhusker, Husker^{[citation needed]}
Nevada	Nevadan	Nevadian,^[2] Vader^{[citation needed]}
New Hampshire	New Hampshirite	Granite Stater, Hamster^{[citation needed]}
New Jersey	New Jerseyan	New Jerseyite,^[2] Jersier, Jerseyite, Jersey Cow, Shirt^{[citation needed]}
New Mexico	New Mexican	Numi, NM'er, Nummer^{[citation needed]}
New York	New Yorker	Empire Stater, Emperor, Nebber^{[citation needed]}
North Carolina	North Carolinian	Nokar, Tar Heel^{[citation needed]}
North Dakota	North Dakotan	Nodaker^{[citation needed]}
Ohio	Ohioan	Buckeye, Ohier^{[citation needed]}
Oklahoma	Oklahoman	Okie, Okayer, Sooner^{[citation needed]}
Oregon	Oregonian	Oregonner, 'Gonner, Oregonagain^{[citation needed]}
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvanian	--
Rhode Island	Rhode Islander	Rhodian^{[citation needed]}
South Carolina	South Carolinian	Soccer^{[citation needed]}
South Dakota	South Dakotan	Sodaker, Soda^{[citation needed]}
Tennessee	Tennessean	Tennesseer, 'Seer^{[citation needed]}
Texas	Texan	Texasan, Texassian^{[citation needed]}
Utah	Utahn	Utahan,^[2] Utatian (Rhymes with "mutation")^{[citation needed]}
Vermont	Vermonter	Vermonster^{[citation needed]}
Virginia	Virginian	East Virginian^{[citation needed]}
Washington	Washingtonian	'Toner^{[citation needed]}
West Virginia	West Virginian	Westerner^{[citation needed]}
Wisconsin	Wisconsinite	Whisker, Sconnie, Cheesehead^{[citation needed]}
Wyoming	Wyomingite	Cowboy^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

List of U.S. state nicknames

[edit] References

^ United States Government Printing Office Style Manual (2000), §5.23, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/index.html
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m SHG Resources, http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/names/residentnames/
^ Writer's Style Guide (HTML). Colorado State University, Communications & Creative Services (2007-08-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
^ The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007. New York: World Almanac Books. 2006. ISBN# 978-0-88687-995-2
^ Marckwardt, Albert H., "Wolverine and Michigander", Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review LVIII (1952) 203-208
^ Sperber, Hans "Words and Phrases in American Politics: Michigander" American Speech Vol 29 No 1 (Feb 1954) 21-27