Why are people from __ called ___?

[ThrelfallYorky]

My Southport Lancs, ancestors were called "Sandgrounders"  - or "Sand-grounders" - the soil is very sandy there, so that seems reasonable. I'd thought Leeds folk were Leodians - wasn't there a Pub at Crossgates called the "Leodis", or similar, in the '60s? Usually the most disparaging names seem to be coined by the next-door community - local rivalries?. In Lancashire I heard the small town of Bacup referred to as: "The last place God made - and he forgot to finish it" when in a nearby town.

[msr]

Aren't they still called Sandgrounders TY?     I thought so.   No doubt some will be along sooner or later.

[Roobarb]

People from Middlesbrough and the greater Teesside area are referred to by people outside the area as Smoggies. It's due to the heavy industries in the area (iron and steel, chemicals) and the resulting air pollution, although this is much more restricted these days.

I think Smoggies is probably a relatively recent label, I'm sure there are lots of people within the area who are unaware of it. It doesn't offend me, I just remind myself that we only have to travel five minutes away from the works to be on beautiful beaches or in stunning countryside. 

[Skoosh]

Paisley.....Buddies, Peebles...Gutterbluids, Peterhead...Blue Mogganers, Glasgow...Keelies, Dumfries....Doonhamers, Linlithgow...Black Bitches, Fraerburgh...Brochers, Galashiels....Pailmerks,   
Falkirk....Bairns, Dumbarton.....Sons of the Rock, Arbroath...Red Lichties, Clydebank...Bankies,  Hawick...Teries.

Skoosh.

[Flattybasher9]

Aberdeen ..... Misers

Regards

Malky

[DavidG02]

My Southport Lancs, ancestors were called "Sandgrounders"  - or "Sand-grounders" - the soil is very sandy there, so that seems reasonable. I'd thought Leeds folk were Leodians - wasn't there a Pub at Crossgates called the "Leodis", or similar, in the '60s? Usually the most disparaging names seem to be coined by the next-door community - local rivalries?. In Lancashire I heard the small town of Bacup referred to as: "The last place God made - and he forgot to finish it" when in a nearby town.

Interesting this. I understand that Leodensian wants names from the Western Isles of Europe but I need to remind people that Western Australians are called Sandgropers. I wonder if this was brought to Australia/WA by emigrants

[ThrelfallYorky]

When I said "used to be called Sand Grounders", that was because I was recalling what a grandparent called himself and his ancestors, who seem to have been in that area since Noah was a lad. I expect that they still are called that, msr.
TY

[Jebber]

Some of us born Hampshire Hogs were turned into Dorset Dumplings by the County Boundary changes in 1974.

[radstockjeff]

South Shields folk are known as Sanddancers.  No one seems to have yet come up with an acceptable reason.