List of ethnic sports team and mascot names

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Professional teams[]

American[]

• Allen Americans (ECHL) – Allen, Texas, USA
• Houston Texans (National Football League) – Houston, Texas, USA
• New York Knicks (NBA), the name "Knick" is a shortened version of the word "Knickerbocker", a term which comes from a pseudonym used by Washington Irving in his book, A History of New York. The term was used to refer to the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of New York. Later, by extension, the term was used to describe New Yorkers in general.
• New York Yankees (Major League Baseball) – New York City, New York, USA
• Rochester Americans (American Hockey League) – Rochester, New York, USA
• Tri-City Americans (Western Hockey League) – Kennewick, Washington, USA
• Cleveland Indians (Major League Baseball) – Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Canadian[]

Canadians in general[]

• Vancouver Canucks (National Hockey League) – Vancouver, British Columbia

French Canadians[]

• Les Canadiennes de Montreal (Canadian Women's Hockey League) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Montreal Canadiens (National Hockey League) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Celtic/Irish[]

• Boston Celtics (NBA) – Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Celta de Vigo – Galician football team whose name reflects Celtic people.
• Celtic FC – Scottish football team whose name reflects Celtic people, both Scottish and Irish.
• Hibernian FC – Scottish football club reflecting Irish origins.
• London Irish (Premiership Rugby) – Brentford, Greater London, England

Cornish[]

• London Cornish (Rugby Union) – London, England

Cossacks[]

• Vinnytski Haidamaky (Ukrainian Hockey Championship) – Vinnytsia, Ukraine
• Kozakken Boys (Tweede Divisie) — Werkendam, Netherlands

Egyptian[]

• Egypt national football team The Pharaohs – Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt

Indian[]

• Mumbai Indians, Cricket, (Indian Premier League) – Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Indigenous peoples[]

Italian[]

• Brooklyn Italians – U.S. Football (soccer) team based in Brooklyn, New York
• Audax Italiano – Chilean Football club based in La Florida

Roslagen[]

• Rospiggarna (Allsvenskan)

Saxons[]

• The England Saxons, the country's second men's rugby union XV, formerly known as England A

Scots/Highlanders[]

• Edmonton Scottish (AMSL) – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Highlanders, a team based in Otago, New Zealand, named for the Scottish population of the area.
• London Scottish F.C. (RFU Championship) – Richmond, London, England
• Victoria Highlanders (USL League Two) – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Viking[]

• Canberra Vikings (NRC) – Canberra, Australia
• Minnesota Vikings (NFL) – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
• Viking FK (Eliteserien) – Stavanger, Norway
• Víkingur (Úrvalsdeild) – Reykjavík, Iceland

School and youth teams[]

Arabs[]

• Coachella Valley High School, Coachella, California, USA. The nickname has been changed to "Mighty Arabs" and the cartoonish "Arab" mascot and logo have been retired.^[1]

Athenians[]

• Mount St. Mary's University, Los Angeles, California

Britons[]

• Albion College, Albion, Michigan

Cajuns[]

• University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
  Further information: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Celtics[]

• Carlow University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dutchmen[]

• Hope College, Holland, Michigan – Flying Dutchmen
• Union College, Schenectady, New York
• Edgerton High School, Edgerton, Minnesota – Flying Dutchmen

Gaels[]

• Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas
• Iona College, New Rochelle, New York
  Further information: Iona Gaels
• Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
  Further information: Queen's Golden Gaels
• Saint Mary's College, Moraga, California
  Further information: Saint Mary's Gaels

Irish[]

• University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
  Further information: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Indigenous peoples[]

Norse[]

• Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
• Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
  Further information: Northern Kentucky Norse

Quakers[]

• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Samurai[]

• Sheridan Japanese School, Sheridan, Oregon

Saxons[]

• Alfred University, Village of Alfred, New York

Scots/Highlanders[]

• Alma College, Alma, Michigan – Scots
• Carlmont High School, Belmont, California – Scots
• College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio – Fighting Scots
• Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia – Scots
• Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
  Further information: Edinboro Fighting Scots
  • Heathwood Hall Episcopal school, Columbia, South Carolina – highlanders
• Gordon College, Boston, Massachusetts – Fighting Scots
• Incline High School, Incline Village, Nevada - Highlanders
• Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas – Scots
• Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota – Fighting Scots
• McHenry County College, McHenry County, Illinois – Scots
• MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois – mascot is the Highlander
• Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee – Scots
• Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois – Fighting Scots
• New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
  Further information: NJIT Highlanders
• Ohio Valley University, Vienna, West Virginia – Fighting Scots
• Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina – Nickname is Blue Hose, mascot is Scotty the Scotsman
• Radford University, Radford, Virginia
  Further information: Radford Highlanders
• Shadle Park High School, Spokane, Washington – Highlanders (Based on the Henderson Clan)
• University of California, Riverside, California
  Further information: UC Riverside Highlanders

Spartans[]

Swedes[]

• Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas – Terrible Swedes

Tartars[]

• El Camino College Compton Center, Compton, California
• Compton High School, Compton, California – In reference to the college, the high school is the "tarbabes".

Trojans[]

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
  Further information: Little Rock Trojans
• Troy University, Troy, Alabama
  Further information: Troy Trojans
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
  Further information: USC Trojans

Vandals[]

• University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
  Further information: Idaho Vandals

Vikings[]

• Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
• Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  Further information: Augustana University Vikings
• Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, Minnesota
• Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
  Further information: Cleveland State Vikings
• Downey High School, Downey, California
• Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Illinois
• Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California
• Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky – Nickname is Norse; mascot is Victor E. Viking.
• Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
  Further information: Portland State Vikings
• Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
  Further information: Western Washington Vikings

Defunct names[]

• Atlanta Black Crackers – (Negro league baseball team)
• Brooklyn Americans – (National Hockey League, 1941–1942)
• Cincinnati Cubans – (Negro league baseball team)
• Edmonton Eskimos – (Canadian Football League) – Edmonton, Alberta. Name use discontinued in 2020. Team rebranded as Edmonton Elks in 2021 after interim period as "EE Football Team."
• Hofstra Flying Dutchmen, now the "Pride"
• Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen, today the "Prairie Wolves"
• New York Americans – (National Hockey League, 1925–1941)
• New York Black Yankees – (Negro league baseball team)
• New York Cubans – (Negro league baseball team)
• Pekin High School (Pekin, Illinois) Chinks, now the "Dragons"
• Quebec Nordiques – (WHA 1972–1979, NHL 1979–1995)
• – (Negro league baseball team)
• Sonoma State University Cossacks, now the Seawolves
• Washington Redskins (National Football League) – Washington, D.C., USA, now the Commanders.
• Wayne State Tartars, now the Warriors.

See also[]

• Mascot
• List of college sports team nicknames
• List of sports team names and symbols derived from Greek and Roman antiquity
• Indigenous peoples
• List of university and college nickname changes in the United States

References[]