A “demonym” is a word “to denote a person who inhabits or is native to a particular place” (Merriam-Webster). So we wondered what people from places in Los Angeles County would be called ( and that's the sort of thing we, in the almanac business, do). A few names, such as "Angeleno," are well known and commonly used. However, what would you call someone from, say, Culver City? So, we did a bit of digging and came up with the list below. Of course, this is hardly official or definitive. There are no demonym rules and, no doubt, there are other variations floating around.
| People From... | Are Called... |
|---|---|
| Agoura Hills | Agoura Hillers, Agourans, Agourians |
| Alhambra | Alhambrans |
| Arcadia | Arcadians |
| Artesia | Artesians |
| Avalon | Avaloners, Avalonians |
| Azusa | Azusans |
| Baldwin Park | Baldwin Parkers |
| Bell | Bellites, Bellers |
| Bell Gardens | Bell Gardeners, Bell Gardeans |
| Bellflower | Bellflowers, Bellflowerians |
| Beverly Hills | Beverly Hillers, Bev Hillers |
| Bradbury | Bradburians |
| Burbank | Burbankers |
| Calabasas | Calabasasers |
| California | Californians, Californios (early Spanish-speaking residents) |
| Carson | Carsonites, Carsonian |
| Cerritos | Cerritosians, Cerritans, Cerritoans |
| Claremont | Claremonters, Claremontians |
| Commerce, City of | Commerce Citians |
| Compton | Comptoners |
| Covina | Covinians |
| Cudahy | Cudahyans |
| Culver City | Culver Citians, Culver Citizens, Culverites |
| Diamond Bar | Diamond Barians |
| Downey | Downeyans, Downeyians |
| Duarte | Duarteans |
| East Los Angeles (Unincorporated community of Los Angeles County) | East Angelenos, East Los |
| El Monte | El Monteans, El Monters |
| El Segundo | El Segundoans |
| Gardena | Gardenans |
| Glendale | Glendalers, Glendalians |
| Glendora | Glendorans |
| Hawaiian Gardens | Hawaiian Gardeners, Hawaiian Gardeans |
| Hawthorne | Hawthorners |
| Hermosa Beach | Hermosa Beachers |
| Hidden Hills | Hidden Hillers |
| Hollywood (Neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles) | Hollywooders, Hollywoodite, Hollywoodian |
| Huntington Park | Huntington Parkers |
| Industry, City of | Industryans, Industry Citians |
| Inglewood | Inglewooders |
| Irwindale | Irwindalers |
| La Cañada Flintridge | La Cañada Flintridgers |
| La Habra Heights | La Habra Heighters, La Habra Heightsians |
| La Mirada | La Miradans |
| La Puente | La Puenteans |
| La Verne | La Verners |
| Lakewood | Lakewooders |
| Lancaster | Lancasterans, Lancasterites |
| Lawndale | Lawndalers |
| Lomita | Lomitians |
| Long Beach | Long Beachers |
| Los Angeles | Angelenos, Angelinos, Los Angelenos, Los Angelans, Los Angelean, Left Coasters, L-Aliens |
| Lynwood | Lynwooders |
| Malibu | Malibuites, Malibuers |
| Manhattan Beach | Manhattan Beachers |
| Maywood | Maywooders |
| Monrovia | Monrovians |
| Montebello | Montebelloans |
| Monterey Park | Monterey Parkers |
| Norwalk | Norwalkers |
| Palmdale | Palmdalers, Palmdalites |
| Palos Verdes Estates | Palos Verdes Estaters, Palos Verdes Estateans, Verdians |
| Paramount | Paramounters |
| Pasadena | Pasadenans |
| Pico Rivera | Pico Riverans |
| Pomona | Pomonans |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | Rancho Palos Verdeans |
| Redondo Beach | Redondo Beachers |
| Rolling Hills | Rolling Hillers |
| Rolling Hills Estates | Rolling Hills Estaters, Rolling Hills Estateans |
| Rosemead | Rosemeaders |
| San Dimas | San Dimasans |
| San Fernando | San Fernandoans |
| San Fernando Valley (Region in the City of Los Angeles) | Valley People, Valleyans, San Fernando Valleyans (and during the 80s and 90s, "Valley Girls") |
| San Gabriel | San Gabrielers, San Gabrielites |
| San Marino | San Marinoans |
| Santa Clarita | Santa Claritans |
| Santa Fe Springs | Santa Fe Springsians |
| Santa Monica | Santa Monicans |
| Sierra Madre | Sierra Madrens |
| Signal Hill | Signal Hillers |
| South El Monte | South El Monteans, South El Monters |
| South Gate | South Gaters |
| South Pasadena | South Pasadenans |
| Temple City | Temple Citians |
| Torrance | Torries, Torrancites, Torrancers |
| Venice (Neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles) | Venetians |
| Vernon | Vernoners, Vernonites |
| Walnut | Walnuters, Walnutans |
| West Covina | West Covinians |
| West Hollywood | West Hollywooders |
| Westlake Village | Westlake Villagers |
| Whittier | Whittierians |
Also see: Labels for Locals: What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe, by Paul Dickson, 1997, Merriam Webster.
