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This is a list of Demonyms from 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.[1][2]

England

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Location Demonym(s) Notes Ref
Avon Avonian Former county, now unitary authority area centred around Bristol [3]
Barnstaple Barumites The town had the Latin name of ad Barnastapolitum, which became shortened to Barum [4]
Barrow-in-Furness Barrovians
Bath Bathonians
Bedford Bedfordian Also applies to the wider county of Bedfordshire, and the school as an Old Bedfordian. [5]
Belgravia Belgravian An affluent suburb of London. The term Belgravian was popularised by writers such as William Makepeace Thackery and Matthew Arnold [6]
Berkshire Berkshireman/Berkshirewoman [7]
Biggleswade Biggleswadian [8]
Birmingham Brummie Derived from Brummagem, a demonym from Bromwich-Ham. Also less popular is Birminghamian. [9][10]
Bournemouth Bournemouthian [11]
Bradford Bradfordian [12][13][14]
Brighton Brightonian Also refers to alummi from the school (Old Brightonians) [15][16]
Bristol Bristolian [17]
Buckinghamshire Bucksian [18]
Cambridge Cantabrigian Used to describe the inhabitants of the city, and those who are attending the university in the city. Cantab is also used occasionally. [9][19]
Chelmsford Chelmsfordian
Chester Cestrian Also applies to the inhabitants of Cheshire, of which Chester is the county town [19]
Chichester Cisetrian [20]
Coalville Coalvillian [21]
Congleton Congletonian Men from the town were also known as Congleton Bears, due to the bear-baiting that existed in the town. [22][23]
Cornwall Cornish (man or woman) [24]
Coventry Coventrians
Cumbria Cumbrian, Cumberlander Originally the area was Cumberland, which changed its county name to Cumbria in 1974. [25]
Darlington Darlingtonians [26][27]
Derbyshire Darbyite, DarbianCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). [29]
Devon Devonian, Devonite [29]
Doncaster Doncastrian [30]
Dorset Dorsetian [31]
Durham Dunelmian Originally 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. [32][33]
Essex Essexian Originally, 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 rom the county of Essex [34]
Exeter Exonian [35]
Gosport Gosportarians
Halifax Haligonian [36]
Hampshire Hantsian [37]
Hartlepool Hartlepudlians
Herefordshire Herefordian [38]
Hertfordshire Hertfordian Pronounced as Hartfordian [39]
Huddersfield Huddersfieldians [40]
Humberside Humbersiders Denotes someone from the former county of Humberside, land clustered around the Humber Estuary [41]
Ingleton Ingletonian [42]
Kent Kentish Man, or Man of Kent Dickson 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. [43][44]
Kingston upon Hull (Hull) Hullensian [45]
Lancaster Lancastrian [46]
Leeds Loiner, Leodensian Derived from an old name for Leeds (Loidis) [9][47]
Leicester Leicesterian, or Leicesterite
Lincoln Lincolnian, Lindunian [48]
Liverpool Liverpudlian [49]
London Londoner [50]
Manchester Mancunian [51]
Middlesbrough Middlesbroughians [52]
Newcastle Novocastrian [53]
Norfolk Norfolkian [54]
Northumbria Northumbrian The 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. [55]
Norwich Norvician [56]
Nottingham Nottinghamian [57]
Oswestry Oswestrians
Oxford Oxonian The 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. [58]
Penzance Penzancian [59]
Peterborough Peterborian [60]
Plymouth Plymothian [61]
Pontefract Pomfretian Pontefract cakes (made from liquorice) were sometimes known as Pomfret Cakes [62][63]
Portsmouth Portsmouthians [64]
Preston Prestonian [65]
Putney Putneyites
Ramsgate Ramsgatonian [66]
Reading Readingites
Rochdale Rochdalians
Runcorn Runcornian [67]
Scarborough Scarborian [68]
Isles of Scilly Scillonian [69]
Selby Selebian [70]
Sheffield Sheffielder [71]
Shropshire Salopian Also can be used to describe people from the county town of Shrewsbury [72]
Slough Paludin The name is said to have derived from the Latin for a slough (marsh); Palus [9]
Solihull Silhillian [73]
Southampton Sotonian or Southamptonian These demonyms were created by a local newspaper as fitting in Southampton and Southamptonian proved difficult in headlines [74]
Stockton-on-Tees Stocktonian [75]
Stratford-upon-Avon Stratfordian [76]
Swindon Swindonese
Tadcaster Tadcastrian [77]
Telford Telfordians
Torquay Torquinian [78]
Towcester Towcestrians
Truro Truronians
Isle of Wight Vectian Derives from the Roman name for the Isle of Wight, Vectis. [79]
Whitby Whitbian [80]
Wolverhampton Wulfrunian Sometimes referred to as Wolverhamptonians [81][82]
Wythenshawe Wythenshavians
Yorkshire Yorkshireman/Yorkshirewoman [83]

Northern Ireland

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Location Demonym(s) Notes Ref
Armagh Armachian [84]
Belfast Belfastian [85]
Coleraine Colerainers, or Colerainians

Scotland

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Location Demonym(s) Notes Ref
Aberdeen Aberdonian [86]
Argyll Argathelians
Dundee Dundonian [33]
Edinburgh Edinburgher [87]
Fife Fifer [88]
Forfar Forfarian [89]
Galloway Gallovidan, Galwegian [90]
Glasgow Glaswegian Weegie, a nickname for those from Glasgow, derives from Glaswegian. [91][92]
Inverness Invernesian/Invernessian [93][94]
Oban Obanites
Orkney Islands Orcadian, Orkney Islander, or Orkneyan [95]
Shetland Islands Shetlander [71]

Wales

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Location Demonym(s) Notes Ref
Aberystwyth Aberystwythians [96]
Cardiff Cardiffian [97]
Cardiganshire Cardi [98]
Swansea Swansean [99]
Wrexham Wrexhamites

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