A New Yorker is from the state of New York. What about other states?

Question

These are the other ones I know: Texas = Texan; California = Californian; Alaska = Alaskan; Hawaii = Hawaiian; Alabama = Alabaman. What is a person from Connecticut or Maine or Massachusetts called? I'd like to know for every state.

Answer 1

Favorite Answer

Here's a page of demonyms. That's what they are called. An example is 'Wisconsinite'.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Demonyms

Answer 2

My favorite is Floridian because it sounds like a race of people in a Star Trek episode "Captain, we are being hailed by the Floridians."

My second favorite is New Mexican. (somebody from New Mexico)

Source(s): Ich bin ein Berliner.

Answer 3

A person from Massachusetts is called, believe it or not, a "Bay Stater". We often refer to each other affectionately as "Massholes".

Answer 4

I am a North Carolinian.

Answer 5

maine=mainer

marlyand=marylander...but we call each other terps