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.

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See also

• New York
• List of New York counties
• Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
• County (United States)