FAQ 125 What do I call myself from my English Historic County ? 'Demonym'
Oct 09, 2026
A few interesting ones here. Often stemming from the past local history ? maybe research needs checking? updating .
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| County | Ass-B | Ass-C | Rec-B | Border | Demonym(s) | Capital | Coordinator(s) | |||
| Bedfordshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Bedfordshire men & women | (Clanger?) | Bedford | Barrington | Everton | |
| Berkshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Berks, Berkshiremen Berkshire women | Abingdon | David F | |||
| Buckinghamshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Buckinghamshire men & women | Aylesbury | ||||
| Cambridgeshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Cambridgeshire men & women | Cambridge | ||||
| Cheshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Cestrian | Chester | Rick? | |||
| Cornwall | Y | Y | Y | Y | Cornish | Bodmin or Truro | ||||
| Cumberland | Y | Y | Y | Y | Cumbrian | Carlisle | ||||
| Derbyshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Derbyshire men & women | Derby | Graham | |||
| Devon | Y | Y | Y | Y | Devonian | Exeter | Steve C | |||
| Dorset | Y | Y | Y | Y | Dorsetine | Dorchester | Fiona | |||
| County Durham | Y | Y | Y | Y | Durhamites | Durham | ||||
| Essex | Y | Y | Y | Y | Essaxon | Chelmsford | Dwight | Tess | ||
| Gloucestershire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Glostonian or Gloucestrian | Glostonian – the historic demonym for the county, still in use by some locals (confirmed by a Gloucester resident in a Daily Press article). | Gloucester | |||
| Hampshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Hampshirian | Gloucestrian – the demonym for the city of Gloucester, historically also applied to the wider county (similar to how "Lancastrian" covers both the city and the county). | Winchester | Geoff | ||
| Herefordshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | ???? | Wurzels – a broader West Country nickname (covering Gloucestershire, Somerset, and the Bristol area), derived from the mangelwurzel root vegetable, playing on the region's agricultural and cider heritage. | Hereford | |||
| Hertfordshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Herefordian. | Hertford | ||||
| Huntingdonshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | ????? | Huntingdon | ||||
| Kent | Y | Y | Y | Y | Man/Maid/Thing of Kent | Kentish Man/Maid/Thing East Kent are known as Men of Kent, and West Kent as Kentish Men. However, notwithstanding the settlement by Jutes, the Celtic name Cantium didn't really change. Thus we could also be known as the Cantii or Cantiaci. | Maidstone | David | ||
| Lancashire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Lancastrian | Lancaster | Greg | Peter | ||
| Leicestershire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Leicestrians | Leicester | ||||
| Lincolnshire* | Y | Y | Y | Y | Yellowbellies | Lincoln | Gitana | |||
| Middlesex | Y | Y | Y | Y | Midsaxon | Brentford | Tamera | |||
| Norfolk | Y | Y | Y | Y | Norfölkisch | Norwich | Kaine S | |||
| Northamptonshire* | Y | Y | Y | Y | Northamptonshire men & women | Nothampton | Barry T | |||
| Northumberland | Y | Y | Y | Y | Northumbrians | Alnwick | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Nottinghamian | Nottingham | ||||
| Oxfordshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Oxonians | Oxford | Alun? | |||
| Rutland | Y | Y | Y | Y | Rutlanders | Oakham | ||||
| Shropshire* | Y | Y | Y | Y | Salope | Shrewsbury | ||||
| Somerset | Y | Y | Y | Y | Somertonians ~ Bathonions | Taunton | Stephen | |||
| Staffordshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Potters | Stafford | Paul S | Courtney | ||
| Suffolk | Y | Y | Y | Y | Suffölkisch | Ipswich | ||||
| Surrey | Y | Y | Y | Y | Capons? Needs more research perhaps | Surrey is the standout — its people have long been called Capons (likely from the county's historical association with capon farming) | Guilford |
Paul Theresa |
Antony | |
| Sussex | Y | Y | Y | Y | Sussaxon | Chichester | Suz | |||
| Warwickshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Warwickshireman/woman | Warwick | Omari | |||
| Westmorland* | Y | Y | Y | Y | Westmerians | Appleby | ||||
| Wiltshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Wiltonians | Sailsbury, Devizes or Trowbridge | Alison | |||
| Worcestershire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Worcestershire men & women | Worcester | ||||
| Yorkshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Yorkshireman/Yorkshirewoman | York | ||||
