List of demonyms for the United Kingdom

This is a list of demonyms for places, counties and regions within the United Kingdom. A demonym derives from its place name - such as Mancunian from Manchester. As such, this list is reserved for actual demonyms of British places, and does not include colloquial nicknames for people such as Jam Eater for those from Whitehaven, or Smoggie from Middlesbrough.

England

+LocationDemonym(s)NotesRefAvonAvonianFormer county, now unitary authority area centred around Bristol.BarnstapleBarumitesThe town had the Latin name of ad Barnastapolitum, which became shortened to Barum.Barrow-in-FurnessBarrovianBathBathonianBedfordBedfordianAlso applies to the wider county of Bedfordshire, and the school as an Old Bedfordian.BelgraviaBelgravianAn affluent suburb of London. The term Belgravian was popularised by writers such as William Makepeace Thackery and Matthew Arnold.BerkshireBerkshireman/BerkshirewomanBiggleswadeBiggleswadianBirminghamBrummieDerived from Brummagem, a demonym from Bromwich-Ham. Also less popular is Birminghamian.BournemouthBournemouthianBradfordBradfordianBrightonBrightonianAlso refers to alumni from the school (Old Brightonians).BristolBristolianBuckinghamshireBucksianCambridgeCantabrigianUsed to describe the inhabitants of the city, and those who are attending the university in the city. Cantab is also used occasionally.CarlisleCarlislianChelmsfordChelmsfordianChesterCestrianAlso applies to the inhabitants of Cheshire, of which Chester is the county town.ChichesterCisetrianClitheroeClitheronianCoalvilleCoalvillianCongletonCongletonianMen from the town were also known as Congleton Bears, due to the bear-baiting that existed in the town.CornwallCornish (person)CoventryCoventrianCumbriaCumbrian, CumberlanderOriginally the area was Cumberland, which changed its county name to Cumbria in 1974.DarlingtonDarlingtonianDerbyshireDarbyite, DarbianDevonDevonian, DevoniteDoncasterDoncastrianDorsetDorsetianDurhamDunelmianOriginally used to describe the alumni of Durham School, like other school names, it became loosely applied to others with connections to that town or area.EssexEssexianOriginally, the name referred to anything to do with the Earl of Essex, but later came to be applied to members of the landed gentry families from the county of Essex.ExeterExonianHalifaxHaligonianHampshireHantsianHarrogateHarrogatonianHartlepoolHartlepudlianHerefordshireHerefordianHertfordshireHertfordianPronounced as Hartfordian.HuddersfieldHuddersfieldianHumbersideHumbersiderDenotes someone from the former county of Humberside, land clustered around the Humber Estuary.IngletonIngletonianKentKentish Man, or Man of KentDickson lists these as demonyms. A Kentish man denotes someone who hails from west of the River Medway, whereas a Man of Kent denotes someone from east of the Medway.Kingston upon Hull (Hull)HullensianLancasterLancastrianLeedsLoiner, LeodensianDerived from an old name for Leeds (Loidis).LincolnLincolnian, LindunianLiverpoolLiverpudlianLondonLondonerManchesterMancunianMarket DraytonDraytonianPeople from the town are also occasionally called Gingerbread men due to the towns Gingerbread industry or Salopian due to being in the County of Shropshire.MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughianNewcastleNovocastrianNorfolkNorfolkianNorthumbriaNorthumbrianThe name Northumbria related to the region due north of the River Humber, essentially anyone who lived in Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumbria. The term is now used only for people from the county of Northumberland.NorwichNorvicianNottinghamNottinghamianOswestryOswestrianOxfordOxonianThe term also applies to a graduate of Oxford University, although more often, the term Oxbridge (Oxbridgian) applies, which puts graduates of Cambridge and Oxford together.PenzancePenzancianPeterborough PeterborianPickeringPickeronianPlymouthPlymothianPontefractPomfretianPontefract cakes (made from liquorice) were sometimes known as Pomfret Cakes.PortsmouthPortsmouthianPrestonPrestonianPutneyPutneyiteRamsgateRamsgatonianRichmond, North YorkshireRichmondianThere is also a Richmond on Thames in Greater London.RiponRiponer, or RiponianRochdaleRochdalianRuncornRuncornianScarboroughScarborianIsles of ScillyScillonianSelbySelebianSheffieldSheffielderShropshireSalopianAlso can be used to describe people from the county town of Shrewsbury.SloughPaludinThe name is said to have derived from the Latin for a slough (marsh); Palus.SolihullSilhillianSouthamptonSotonian or SouthamptonianThese demonyms were created by a local newspaper as fitting in Southampton and Southamptonian proved difficult in headlines.StockportStopfordianAlso refers to alumni from the grammar school (Old Stopfordians).Stockton-on-TeesStocktonianStratford-upon-AvonStratfordianTadcasterTadcastrianTelfordTelfordianWhen the new town developed in the 1970s, a competition was held to decide on a name for the local inhabitants; Telfordinian and Telfordonian were also considered.TorquayTorquinianTruroTruronianUlverstonUlverstonianIsle of WightVectianDerives from the Roman name for the Isle of Wight, Vectis.WhitbyWhitbianWolverhamptonWulfrunianSometimes referred to as Wolverhamptonians.WythenshaweWythenshavianYorkshireYorkshireman/Yorkshirewoman

Northern Ireland

+Location Demonym(s)NotesRefArmaghArmachianBelfastBelfastianColeraineColerainers, or Colerainians

Scotland

+LocationDemonym(s)NotesRefAberdeenAberdonianArgyllArgathelianDundeeDundonianEdinburghEdinburgherFifeFiferForfarForfarianGallowayGallovidan, GalwegianGlasgowGlaswegianWeegie, a nickname for those from Glasgow, derives from Glaswegian.InvernessInvernesian/InvernessianObanObaniteOrkney IslandsOrcadian, Orkney Islander, or OrkneyanShetland IslandsShetlander

Wales

+LocationDemonym(s)NotesRefAberystwythAberystwythianBangorBangorianCardiffCardiffianCardiganshireCardiSwanseaSwanseanWrexhamWrexhamite

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