Why are people from __ called ___?

[Mike in Cumbria]

In Whitehaven (a west Cumbrian town), the disparaging term for someone from Workington (another w Cumbrian town)  is a jam eater. Presumably because they're too poor to have a better class of sandwich.

In Workington, the term for someone from Whitehaven is - you guessed it - jam eater!

[a-l]

Very entertaining Skoosh and Mike .

[bykerlads]

We Tykes are from (West) Yorkshire.

[Flattybasher9]

A "wee tyke" up here was/is a small cheeky child.

Regards

Malky

[radstockjeff]

Somerset  " Cuckoo Penners "  when the locals caught a cuckoo they put it in a pen, but forgot to put a top on the pen! so the bird just flew over the top.

radstockjeff

[bykerlads]

Yes, I remember my grandad saying "That'un's a right little tyke", when one of us had been a bit cheeky/stubborn/too lively.
As ever, there was a fine line between a child being badly behaved and a child showing signs of spirit and individuality!

[chris_49]

People from Cubbington, Warwickshire are known as "Ear Biters". This is because in about 1920 my great uncle Will Skelcey had his ear partly bitten off by man named Cyphus at a Cubbington United football match. The name was applied to the football team at first, then to the villagers in general. The brass band's theme tune is the "Ear Biter's March". (All googlable).

[Rena]

Yes, I remember my grandad saying "That'un's a right little tyke", when one of us had been a bit cheeky/stubborn/too lively.
As ever, there was a fine line between a child being badly behaved and a child showing signs of spirit and individuality!

I'm from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire (Riding = third).  Unlike Scottish children being known as "bairns" we call them "bains" and like your region only mischievous boys are tykes - I've heard my mam and dad call my brothers little tykes at various times 

[PGC1962]

A friend from Sunderland claimed they were known as "Monkey Hangers", because during the Napoleonic wars there was a shipwreck and a monkey washed ashore.  Not knowing what it was they assumed it was a French spy & hanged it!