Posted on 09/29/2013 10:57:42 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Census data shows heritage of 317 million modern Americans Clusters show where immigrants from different nations chose to settle Largest ancestry grouping in the nation are of German descent with almost 50 million people
African American or Black is the second largest grouping with just over 40 million people Almost 20 million people claim to have 'American' ancestry for political reasons and because they are unsure of their family's genealogy
49,206,934 Germans
By far the largest ancestral group, stretching from coast to coast across 21st century America is German, with 49,206,934 people. The peak immigration for Germans was in the mid-19th century as thousands were driven from their homes by unemployment and unrest.
41,284,752 Black or African Americans The census map also identifies, Black or African-American as a term for citizens of the United States who have ancestry in Sub-Saharan Africa.The majority of African Americans are descended from slaves
35,523,082 Irish Another group who joined the great story of the United States were the Irish and the great famine of the 1840s sparked mass migration from Ireland.
31,789,483 Mexican And from 1990 to 2000, the number of people who claimed Mexican ancestry almost doubled in size to 31,789,483 people.
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My Irish ancestors from Ulster arrived about 1720 as indentured servants to Livingston Manor, south of Renssalaer, NY
Bet a lot of those “Germans” were Silesian Poles, like my ancestors.
American. ;-)
My ancestors were Irish,German,Italian and English.We had a bit of a mixed up U.N. thing going on here.
We're probably related.
actually after thery arrived they were hot to get out of MASS
:)
They’ve got “American” and they’ve got “American Indian”.
WTH?!?!
Let’s make it a goal for the next census that we get 95% American responses.
My American ancestors were French/Dutch, English, French, Irish, German
My New Zealand ancestors were American-Canadian, English, Scot, Irish
I know my families genealogy. Almost all of them have been here since the colonies began. I am a melting pot. No amount of “ethnicity” stands out from another. My ancestors (except for gg born in Ireland and gg born in Brazil, are Americans as I am, and became Americans (un-hyphenated). Goes back to 1620 and our culture is American. (I have a 1/16 “Native American Indian).
their quote about American, insults me.
One of my ancestors was Charles Carroll of Carrollton (Maryland), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the last signer to die.
You are probably related to my husband :)
They must have calculated this by last name. I don’t see how they can categorize people as “German.” Ok, I have Germans in my ancestry, but also have Scots-Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, Bavarian. My grandkids have all that plus Portuguese, Algerian, Serbian and Czech.
I don’t think the European get how mixed we are. My granddaughter’s kindergarten has a large proportion of mixed race kids. That is why we are more “American” as a people than anything else.
Well it a British news agency.
In the first census that I saw back in the 1700's, Germans were the most listed race in America. Followed by English and Scottish. So the Germans have been here in strong numbers from day one.
Then why are Aleut/Eskimo and American Indian listed in separate categories?
The rest were Scots Irish along with a few real harps, 1730’s Alabama and Mississippi via the Carolina's and Penn after the Revolution. Some ended up in VA, no has a clue why.
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