San Franciscans

Golden Gate neighbors

San Franciscans are residents or natives of San Francisco, California.

The term carries associations with the city's progressive politics, tech industry, and cultural diversity: San Franciscans voted overwhelmingly for the measure.

The demonym applies whether someone was born there or simply lives there now.

identity

locals

Area's permanent inhabitants

community · citizens · denizens · urbanites · inhabitants · dwellers · population · commuters · transplants · newcomers

culture

diverse

Of many types

melting-pot · ethnicities · Chinatown · enclaves · immigrants · traditions · cross-cultural · mosaic · neighborhoods · Castro

progressive

liberal

Open to reform

social justice · advocacy · grassroots · equality · reform · feminism · sustainability · green · organic · veganism

urban

hills

Low natural elevations

trolley · Golden Gate · BART · earthquakes · microclimates · parking · rent · gentrification · Victorians · flats

tech

Silicon Valley

Bay Area tech corridor

coders · venture capital · software engineers · programmers · hackathons · IPO · stock options · commuters · founders · disruption

Categories
Opposites
California regional rivalry

San FranciscansAngelenos

Residents of a major California metropolis

Oaklanders

American coastal geography

San FranciscansNew Yorkers

Residents of America's largest city

Bostonians · Miamians · Washingtonians · Philadelphians

urban character and values

San FranciscansHoustonians

Residents of Texas metropolis

Oklahomans · Texans

Family

San Francisco, San Franciscan, Francisco, franc, frank, franks, frankly, frankness

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G