Suffolk County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
678,185 (90.68%) out of the total population of 747,928 reported first ancestry.
Suffolk County | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 11,433 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,366 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
Danish | 1,136 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 3,199 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
English | 36,452 | 4.87%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
French | 24,114 | 3.22%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
German | 31,825 | 4.26%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
Greek | 5,675 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,742 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
Irish | 110,252 | 14.74%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
Italian | 75,669 | 10.12%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 2,590 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
Polish | 18,644 | 2.49%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 7,173 | 0.96%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
Russian | 12,393 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,117 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 9,364 | 1.25%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 27,945 | 3.74%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 5,622 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,030 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 2,154 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
American | 33,589 | 4.49%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,935 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
665,578 (91.87%) out of the total population of 724,502 reported first ancestry.
Suffolk County | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 9,746 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
Czech | 1,318 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
Danish | 1,153 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 3,091 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
English | 37,827 | 5.22%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
French | 25,556 | 3.53%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
German | 32,459 | 4.48%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
Greek | 5,378 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,876 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
Irish | 114,671 | 15.83%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
Italian | 76,655 | 10.58%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 2,413 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
Polish | 19,262 | 2.66%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 6,923 | 0.96%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
Russian | 13,135 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,143 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 9,775 | 1.35%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 25,479 | 3.52%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 5,864 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,334 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 2,528 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
American | 23,925 | 3.30%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 2,173 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
647,245 (91.88%) out of the total population of 704,460 reported first ancestry.
Suffolk County | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 9,078 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,197 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Danish | 974 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 2,661 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
English | 36,624 | 5.20%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
French | 26,652 | 3.78%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
German | 30,222 | 4.29%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
Greek | 5,288 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 2,019 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
Irish | 115,636 | 16.41%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
Italian | 73,599 | 10.45%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 2,067 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
Polish | 18,158 | 2.58%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 7,606 | 1.08%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
Russian | 12,790 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,332 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 9,572 | 1.36%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 26,176 | 3.72%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 5,852 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,441 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 2,377 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
American | 13,931 | 1.98%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 2,151 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
671,513 (91.91%) out of the total population of 730,630 reported first ancestry.
Suffolk County | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 9,644 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,412 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
Danish | 1,060 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 2,801 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
English | 41,320 | 5.66%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
French | 29,654 | 4.06%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
German | 33,174 | 4.54%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
Greek | 6,649 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 2,008 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
Irish | 127,220 | 17.41%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
Italian | 80,342 | 11.00%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 2,313 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
Polish | 19,221 | 2.63%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 8,396 | 1.15%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
Russian | 13,266 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,956 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 10,156 | 1.39%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 27,265 | 3.73%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 6,019 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,427 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 2,460 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
American | 16,742 | 2.29%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 2,334 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
582,496 (84.44%) out of the total population of 689,807 reported first ancestry.
Suffolk County | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 6,022 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.36% |
Czech | 460 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.27% |
Danish | 594 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 1,582 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.91% |
English | 18,325 | 2.66%, see rank | 7.05% | 5.91% |
French | 13,839 | 2.01%, see rank | 8.81% | 2.39% |
German | 15,259 | 2.21%, see rank | 3.27% | 10.81% |
Greek | 5,202 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 735 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
Irish | 89,050 | 12.91%, see rank | 16.39% | 6.85% |
Italian | 64,509 | 9.35%, see rank | 10.82% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 1,664 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.15% |
Polish | 11,089 | 1.61%, see rank | 3.50% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 4,156 | 0.60%, see rank | 3.66% | 0.33% |
Russian | 8,843 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,683 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 5,557 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 21,945 | 3.18%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 2,775 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 547 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,904 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.24% |
American | 23,085 | 3.35%, see rank | 3.85% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 794 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.