Ten of the 50 states were named after people.
Washington, named after George Washington;
Pennsylvania, named after Sir William Penn;
Louisiana, named after King Louis XIV of France;
Georgia, named after King George II of England;
Maryland, named after Henrietta Maria, the Queen of King Charles I of England;
New York, named after the English Duke of York;
North and South Carolina, named after Charles I of England;
and Virginia and West Virginia, named after Elizabeth I, the “Virgin Queen” of England.
Four state capitals were named after presidents: Lincoln, Nebraska; Jackson, Mississippi; Jefferson City, Missouri; and Madison, Wisconsin.