As Americans, do you know your ethnic ancestry?

[MerakSahibi]

The pre-Columbian Native American tribes, the early Ulster Scots settlers, people of German descent, Italians, Poles...

On the other hand, there are Americans of African descent. Most of their ancestors probably came from West Africa, and many likely spoke Yoruba or other West African languages.

Yes

No, I only know whether I'm a Yankee or a Dixie

[Jersey2]

Yes. Irish. I did some DNA work and found the town my male line goes back to. I trace back to Niall of the Nine Hostages born in 380 AD. Many people trace back to him and he has been studied inclduing by a large DNA stidy. If I were black American I would check my DNA and get a better look at my personal history.

[MerakSahibi]

Black Americans generally carry about 80% African and 20% European ancestry in their autosomal DNA. However, their Y-DNA (their paternal lineage) is found to be of European origin in up to 40% of cases.

[Jersey2]

Good to know. I didn’t know it was that high. It would be interesting to see if DNA makes any difference in anything in this subgroup.

[LC75LC71]

First of all, you're about as useful as wikipedia.. After that keep in mind that America is 2 continents out of 7 and the north is split into many countries, but of course you're asking about the states.. I'm well versed on my Irish/Native American background.

[strateguy632]

no the asker is correct. only one American country has the name 'america'.

[MerakSahibi]

I know you call your country the US, but you should also know that people in other countries call it America.

[LC75LC71]

@strateguy632 Nice try, the asker referred to Americans..

[LC75LC71]

Good for them? You asked about ancestry, which I answered. Of course no credit there..

[strateguy632]

i guess you never heard of 'germans' named for country named germany. same americans named for country america.

[strateguy632]

@MerakSahibi good response!

[LC75LC71]

@strateguy632 Aww did you come up with that all on your own? Neither you or the asker has yet to address the point that I clearly answered the question! You specifically being a failed troll that couldn't find a bottle of pills if I shook them right in front of your face.. I see you liking my other posts ;)

[strateguy632]

yes you answered irish. you got 1 point for that. but not for not knowing 'russian from russia American from america=shortened from us of america.

[LC75LC71]

@strateguy632 You gotta add the 7 from this MHO..

[exitseven]

My grandparents came to America as immigrants. My father's parents came from Italy and my mother's parents came from Finland.

[Lesbologist]

I took a DNA test.

Say's I'm mostly British/Irish...

Guess I have an Arabic background.

[strateguy632]

we must stop distinguishing. if your parents were born in u. s. that is enough. we must stop being divisive 'you are different'.

[strateguy632]

today i see a different interpretation to your question. americans as a whole do you know you are not native?
yes we know we are a mix that came here from many countries. who joined sides with some natives against their enemy natives, in both new england and in French indian war.

[OneViewpoint]

Yup. German immigrants in 1749 and Scottish immigrants in 1920.

[Staximus]

Somewhat, it’s complicated

[Staximus]

Irish, English, Mexican, Spanish, French, Austrian, Hungarian, Russian, and probably some other stuff

[Agape93]

Yeap

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Yes I do

[MerakSahibi]

Whats your origin

[fishbone77]

100% yes.