Welsh Americans

ethnic group; Americans of Welsh birth or descent

Welsh Americans are an American ethnic group whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Wales. In the 2008 U.S. Census community survey, an estimated 1.98 million Americans had Welsh ancestry, 0.6% of the total U.S. population. This compares with a population of 3 million in Wales. However, 3.8% of Americans appear to bear a Welsh surname.[2]

Welsh Americans
Americanwyr Cymreig
Total population
  • 1,980,323[1]
  • 0.6% of the U.S. population
Regions with significant populations
Languages
English, Welsh
Religion
Protestant and Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Breton Americans, Cornish Americans, English Americans, Scottish Americans, Irish Americans, Scotch-Irish Americans, Manx Americans, Welsh Canadians, Welsh Australians

References change

  1. Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Search". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. "The Welsh diaspora : Analysis of the geography of Welsh names" (PDF). Wales.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-28.[permanent dead link]