A report on English Americans
English Americans, or Anglo-Americans, are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England.
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African Americans
11 linksEthnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa.
Ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa.
By 1775, Africans made up 20% of the population in the American colonies, which made them the second largest ethnic group after English Americans.
Italian Americans
12 linksItalian Americans (italoamericani or italo-americani, ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry.
Italian Americans (italoamericani or italo-americani, ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry.
The great majority of Italian-Americans, for both demographic and ideological reasons, served in the Union Army (including generals Edward Ferrero and Francis B. Spinola), though some Americans of Italian descent from the Southern states are known to have fought in the Confederate Army, such as General William B. Taliaferro (of English-American and Anglo-Italian descent) and P. G. T. Beauregard.
Southern United States
9 linksGeographic and cultural region of the United States of America.
Geographic and cultural region of the United States of America.
Ethnic groups in the South are the most diverse among American regions, and includes strong European (especially English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, Irish, French, and Spanish), African, and Native American components.
European Americans
9 linksEuropean Americans (also referred to as Euro-Americans) are Americans of European ancestry.
European Americans (also referred to as Euro-Americans) are Americans of European ancestry.
In the 2016 American Community Survey, German Americans (13%), Irish Americans (12%), English Americans (9%), Italian Americans (6%), and Polish Americans (3%) were the five largest self-reported European ancestry groups in the United States, forming over a third of the total population.
White Americans
8 linksWhite Americans are Americans who identify as and are perceived to be white people.
White Americans are Americans who identify as and are perceived to be white people.
The largest ancestries of white Americans include German (13%), Irish (12%), English (9%), Italian (6%), French (4%), Polish (3%), Scottish (3%), Scotch-Irish (2%), and Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Russian, each (1%) respectively.
Massachusetts
9 linksMost populous state in the New England region of the United States.
Most populous state in the New England region of the United States.
English Americans, the third-largest (11.4%) group, form a plurality in some western towns.
New England
10 linksRegion comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
According to the 2014 American Community Survey, the top ten largest reported European ancestries were the following: Irish: 19.2% (2.8 million), English (includes "American" ancestry): 16.7% (2.4 million), Italian: 13.6% (2.0 million), French and French Canadian: 13.1% (1.9 million), German: 7.4% (1.1 million), Polish: 4.9% (roughly 715,000), Portuguese: 3.2% (467,000), Scottish: 2.5% (370,000), Russian: 1.4% (206,000), and Greek: 1.0% (152,000).
North Carolina
7 linksState in the Southeastern region of the United States.
State in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Growth was strong in the middle of the 18th century, as the economy attracted Scots-Irish, Quaker, English and German immigrants.
Pennsylvania
8 linksU.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and Appalachian regions of the United States.
U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and Appalachian regions of the United States.
English 8.5%
New Hampshire
7 linksState in the New England region of the United States.
State in the New England region of the United States.
According to the 2012–2017 American Community Survey, the largest ancestry groups in the state were Irish (20.6%), English (16.5%), French (14.0%), Italian (10.4%), German (9.1%), French Canadian (8.9%), and American (4.8%).