List of New York county name etymologies

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This is a list of New York county name etymologies.

New York counties

Albany County, New York: Albany is named for King James II of England, who was Duke of York and Albany prior to ascending the throne, Duke of Albany having been his Scottish title.
Allegany County, New York: Allegany is named for a variant spelling of the Allegheny River.
Bronx County, New York: Bronx is named for Jonas Bronck, an early settler in the region.
Broome County, New York: Broome is named for John Broome, a lieutenant governor of New York.
Cattaraugus County, New York: Cattaraugus is named for a Seneca phrase meaning "bad smelling banks" (referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from local rock formations).
Cayuga County, New York: Cayuga is named for the Cayuga Native American tribe.
Chautauqua County, New York: Chautauqua is named for a Seneca word meaning "where the fish was taken out".
Chemung County, New York: Chemung is named for a Delaware Native American village.
Chenango County, New York: Chenango is named for an Onondaga word meaning "large bull-thistle".
Clinton County, New York: Clinton is named for George Clinton, the fourth vice president of the United States and first and third governor of New York.
Columbia County, New York: Columbia is named for Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer.
Cortland County, New York: Cortland is named for Pierre Van Cortlandt, the first lieutenant governor of New York.
Delaware County, New York: Delaware is named for Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, an early colonial leader in Virginia.
Dutchess County, New York: Dutchess is named for Lady Anne Hyde, the Duchess of York and wife of the future King James II of England.
Erie County, New York: Erie is named for the Erie Native American tribe.
Essex County, New York: Essex is named for the county of Essex in England.
Franklin County, New York: Franklin is named for Benjamin Franklin, the famous Fouding Father, printer, scientist, and statesman.
Fulton County, New York: Fulton is named for Robert Fulton, the famous inventor of the steamship.
Genesee County, New York: Genesee is named for a Seneca phrase meaning "good valley".
Greene County, New York: Greene is named for Nathanael Greene, a general in the American Revolutionary War .
Hamilton County, New York: Hamilton is named for Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father and first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Herkimer County, New York: Herkimer is named for Nicholas Herkimer, a general in the American Revolutionary War general.
Jefferson County, New York: Jefferson is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.
Kings County, New York: Kings is named for King Charles II of England.
Lewis County, New York: Lewis is named for Morgan Lewis, the fourth governor of New York.
Livingston County, New York: Livingston County is named for Robert R. Livingston, a New York delegate to the Continental Congress.
Madison County, New York: Madison is named for James Madison, the fourth president of the United States.
Monroe County, New York: Monroe is named for James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States.
Montgomery County, New York: Montgomery is named for Richard Montgomery, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Nassau County, New York: Nassau is named for William of Orange-Nassau, the later King William III of England.
New York County, New York: New York is named for King James II of England, who was Duke of York and Albany prior to ascending the throne, Duke of York having been his English title.
Niagara County, New York: Niagara is named for an Native American word meaning "bisected bottom lands."
Oneida County, New York: Oneida is named for the Oneida Native American tribe.
Onondaga County, New York: Onondaga is named for the Onondaga Native American tribe.
Ontario County, New York: Ontario is named for an Iroquois word meaning "beautiful lake".
Orange County, New York: Orange is named for William of Orange, King William III of England.
Orleans County, New York: Orleans is named for the French Royal House of Orleans.
Oswego County, New York: Oswego is named for an Iroquois word meaning "the outpouring" (referring to the mouth of the Oswego River).
Otsego County, New York: Otsego is named for a Native American word meaning "place of the rock."
Putnam County, New York: Putnam is named for Israel Putnam, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Queens County, New York: Queens is named for Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England and the wife of Charles II of England.
Rensselaer County, New York: Rensselaer is named for Killiaen van Rensselaer, an early landowner in the region.
Richmond County, New York: Richmond is named for King James II of England, who also was Duke of Richmond.
Rockland County, New York: Rockland is named for the early settlers' description of the local terrain as "rocky land".
Saratoga County, New York: Saratoga is named for a corruption of an Native American word "sah-rah-ka" or "Sarach-togue", supposed to mean "the hill beside the river".
Schenectady County, New York: Schenectady is named for a Mohawk phrase meaning "on the other side of the pine lands".
Schoharie County, New York: Schoharie is named for a Mohawk word meaning "floating driftwood."
Schuyler County, New York: Schuyler is named for Philip Schuyler, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Seneca County, New York: Seneca is named for the Seneca tribe of Native Americans.
St. Lawrence County, New York: St. Lawrence is named for the St. Lawrence River.
Steuben County, New York: Steuben is named for Friedrich von Steuben, the general in the American Revolutionary War.
Suffolk County, New York: Suffolk is named for the county of Suffolk in England.
Sullivan County, New York: Sullivan is named for John Sullivan, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Tioga County, New York: Tioga is named for a Native American word meaning "at the forks," describing a meeting place.
Tompkins County, New York: Tompkins is named for Daniel D. Tompkins, the sixth vice president of the United States.
Ulster County, New York: Ulster is named for the province of Ulster in Ireland.
Warren County, New York: Warren is named for Joseph Warren, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Washington County, New York: Washington is named for George Washington, the first president of the United States.
Wayne County, New York: Wayne is named after Mad Anthony Wayne, the general in the American Revolutionary War.
Westchester County, New York: Westchester is named for Chester, England.
Wyoming County, New York: Wyoming is named for a modified Delaware Native American word meaning broad bottom lands.
Yates County, New York: Yates is named for Joseph Christopher Yates, the eighth governor of New York.

List of New York county name etymologies

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