Right, make German and Dutch almost identical in color.
tentavia69 on
I see this map about 5 times a week
Spainiswhite on

thehistorynovice on
Scottish, English and Ulster Scots almost certainly all very underreported while German and Irish almost certainly very over reported.
Same every time this map comes up.
AussieRules2957 on
Those crasy Germans, they get around.
thebestdecisionever on
Nope. There is a zero percent change that German is the most common European ancestry in Sandoval, Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Torrence and Valencia counties in NM. That’s the literal heart of Spanish colonialism in the state and I don’t buy it at all.
JohnnieTango on
One of the most under-reported group are the French Canadians of New England. I went to high school in NH and like Simoneau was the most common last name in my grade. And while they are only tops in some northern counties, there are plenty in the Boston Metro area as well.
Micah7979 on
How can you even be sure about that ? We’re talking millions of people after hundreds of years and many generations.
-good-squishy- on
Nice attention to detail splitting the Irish and Ulster Scots group
pirateXena on
How is ulster county new york not ulster scotts
PhiladelphiaManeto on
There is absolutely no possible way that Philadelphia county is more Irish than Italian
joefatmamma on
I feel this map has a different answer for my state each time i see it
rsvpism1 on
Buffalo and Chicago are predominantly Polish? Is there a reason for that? Also interesting that those are two of the coldest snowiest cities.
Does that make Chicago style pizza a hate crime againist Italian.
TheTrainee2014 on
So the US is basically a bigger Germany?
meredditmy on
US History in colors. The ones with Great Britain ancestors stay in the cotton farm land beside this Mormon diaspora to the west. French and Spanish mostly in former colonies and the Germans had to cultivate the frontier left over.
hemabe on
That is why the US is so successful. This is currently changing due to unfavorable immigration. This can be seen in IQ results or NAEP scores in California, for example, where there is an alarming decline due to immigration from Latin America, where people do not have a high IQ (which is 80% genetically inherited), unlike in Germany or England.
Funholiday on
What is that Irish pocket in Montana?
pattybeast24 on
This is exactly why I’m in this Reddit group.
dull_storyteller on
That’s a lot of Germans
Chef_GonZo on
Nice Try Heritage Foundation
000-f on
You can’t tell me there’s 0 reported Swedes or Norwegians in WI. I call bullshit.
ozneoknarf on
Always take these with a grain salt. If someone has 3 British grandparents and one German grandparent they will almost always say they are German because it sounds more spicy.
Tho here is an interesting fact (still take it with a grain a salt). The two most powerful cities in the Americas New York and São Paulo both have Italian pluralities.
toxicvegeta08 on
Outside of Germans, ukster scotts, and english most americans are minorities.
billyboylondon on
Up the brits!
KeheleyDrive on
Note the Florida Panhandle is as Scots-Irish as Appalachia.
O0kah on
All this to they look at your face and say „Go back to your country“ (We came from the same place apparently)
Knowledgepower24 on
I can confirm NW North Dakota, large Sons of Norway club
Woodbirder on
So all americans are not irish afterall?
Equivalent-Code5906 on
United States of Germany
PretendForever5117 on
Scandinavian americans are missing
AcademicWolverine042 on
C’mon Ulster Scots, let’s paint the map😋
Accomplished_Fee4451 on
Serbs in Chicago?
RussianGasoline44 on
Those red counties in MA and RI should be portugeese
Ok-Maize-4124 on
Does anybody else find it interesting that the Norwegians, Swedes, and Finish settled, in their most prominent places, in the same orientation to each other as their home countries?
californiaboy2003 on
So Portuguese is apparently the most common European ancestry in the Fresno area.
Is this visible in daily life? Do you see lots of Portuguese-language billboards and signage like you see with Spanish in southern California? Are ballots translated to Portuguese?
IndividualTop2680 on
I didn’t realize there was such a large Portuguese population in the Great Lakes!
nim_opet on
“Claimed ancestry”
Whoknowsxy on
Is this the reason they like dictatorship so much ?
Odoxon on
I mean, I’m not sure, but I think California isn’t even majority white, so the idea that the biggest ancestry in California is German doesn’t make any sense to begin with.
DuckDuckMarx on
I’m 90% sure in PA Lackawanna County should be Irish and Luzerne County should be Polish.
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Right, make German and Dutch almost identical in color.
I see this map about 5 times a week

Scottish, English and Ulster Scots almost certainly all very underreported while German and Irish almost certainly very over reported.
Same every time this map comes up.
Those crasy Germans, they get around.
Nope. There is a zero percent change that German is the most common European ancestry in Sandoval, Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Torrence and Valencia counties in NM. That’s the literal heart of Spanish colonialism in the state and I don’t buy it at all.
One of the most under-reported group are the French Canadians of New England. I went to high school in NH and like Simoneau was the most common last name in my grade. And while they are only tops in some northern counties, there are plenty in the Boston Metro area as well.
How can you even be sure about that ? We’re talking millions of people after hundreds of years and many generations.
Nice attention to detail splitting the Irish and Ulster Scots group
How is ulster county new york not ulster scotts
There is absolutely no possible way that Philadelphia county is more Irish than Italian
I feel this map has a different answer for my state each time i see it
Buffalo and Chicago are predominantly Polish? Is there a reason for that? Also interesting that those are two of the coldest snowiest cities.
Does that make Chicago style pizza a hate crime againist Italian.
So the US is basically a bigger Germany?
US History in colors. The ones with Great Britain ancestors stay in the cotton farm land beside this Mormon diaspora to the west. French and Spanish mostly in former colonies and the Germans had to cultivate the frontier left over.
That is why the US is so successful. This is currently changing due to unfavorable immigration. This can be seen in IQ results or NAEP scores in California, for example, where there is an alarming decline due to immigration from Latin America, where people do not have a high IQ (which is 80% genetically inherited), unlike in Germany or England.
What is that Irish pocket in Montana?
This is exactly why I’m in this Reddit group.
That’s a lot of Germans
Nice Try Heritage Foundation
You can’t tell me there’s 0 reported Swedes or Norwegians in WI. I call bullshit.
Always take these with a grain salt. If someone has 3 British grandparents and one German grandparent they will almost always say they are German because it sounds more spicy.
Tho here is an interesting fact (still take it with a grain a salt). The two most powerful cities in the Americas New York and São Paulo both have Italian pluralities.
Outside of Germans, ukster scotts, and english most americans are minorities.
Up the brits!
Note the Florida Panhandle is as Scots-Irish as Appalachia.
All this to they look at your face and say „Go back to your country“ (We came from the same place apparently)
I can confirm NW North Dakota, large Sons of Norway club
So all americans are not irish afterall?
United States of Germany
Scandinavian americans are missing
C’mon Ulster Scots, let’s paint the map😋
Serbs in Chicago?
Those red counties in MA and RI should be portugeese
Does anybody else find it interesting that the Norwegians, Swedes, and Finish settled, in their most prominent places, in the same orientation to each other as their home countries?
So Portuguese is apparently the most common European ancestry in the Fresno area.
Is this visible in daily life? Do you see lots of Portuguese-language billboards and signage like you see with Spanish in southern California? Are ballots translated to Portuguese?
I didn’t realize there was such a large Portuguese population in the Great Lakes!
“Claimed ancestry”
Is this the reason they like dictatorship so much ?
I mean, I’m not sure, but I think California isn’t even majority white, so the idea that the biggest ancestry in California is German doesn’t make any sense to begin with.
I’m 90% sure in PA Lackawanna County should be Irish and Luzerne County should be Polish.