# Ancestral background of vice presidents of the United States

This is a list of ancestral origins of the people who have served as Vice President of the United States. Similarly to the Presidency of the United States, most holders of the office of the Vice Presidency have come from prominent or wealthy families of predominantly Northern European and Protestant backgrounds. In the American political system Vice Presidential candidates have historically been chosen either by a political party, or by a presidential nominee. Because of this, their ethnic and geographic background can play heavily into their selection, either in an effort to double down on a key electoral base, or to potentially expand the appeal of a presidential ticket to a wider demographic group.

## Ancestry table

Summary:
* (British) English : 40
* (British) Scottish : 19
* (British) Ulster Scots : 16
* (British) Welsh : 13
* French : 9
* German : 8
* Irish : 6
* Dutch : 7
* Norwegian : 2
* Danish : 1
* Greek : 1
* Indian : 1
* Jamaican : 1
* Kaw: 1
* Manx : 1
* Osage: 1
* Polish : 1
* Potawatomi: 1
| No. | Vice President | Danish | Dutch | English | French | German | Greek | Indian | Irish | Jamaican | Kaw | Manx | Norwegian | Osage | Polish | Potawatomi | Scottish | Swedish | Ulster Scots | Welsh |
| 1. (1789-1797) | John Adams (1735-1826) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
| 2. (1797-1801) | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | Yes |
| 3. (1801-1805) | Aaron Burr (1756-1836) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
| 4. (1805-1812) | George Clinton (1739-1812) | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5. (1813-1814) | Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6. (1817-1825) | Daniel D. Thompkins (1774-1825) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
| 7. (1825-1832) | John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | |
| 8. (1833-1837) | Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9. (1837-1841) | Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850) | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | |
| 10. (1841-1841) | John Tyler (1790-1862) | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11. (1845-1849) | George M. Dallas (1792-1864) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | |
| 12. (1849-1850) | Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13. (1853-1853) | William R. King (1786-1853) | | | Yes | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | Yes | | | |
| 14. (1867-1861) | John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | |
| 15. (1861-1865) | Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16. (1865-1865) | Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) | | | Yes | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | |
| 17. (1869-1873) | Schuyler Colfax (1823-1875) | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18. (1873-1875) | Henry Wilson (1812-1875) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19. (1877-1881) | William A. Wheeler (1819-1887) | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20. (1881-1881) | Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes |
| 21. (1885-1885) | Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885) | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | |
| 22. (1889- 1893) | Levi P. Morton (1824-1920) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23. (1893-1897) | Adlai Stevenson I (1835-1914) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | |
| 24. (1897-1899) | Garret Hobart (1844-1899) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25. (1901-1901) | Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
| 26. (1905-1909) | Charles W. Fairbanks (1852-1918) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | |
| 27. (1909-1912) | James S. Sherman (1855-1912) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28. (1913-1921) | Thomas R. Marshall (1854-1925) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
| 29. (1921-1923) | Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
| 30. (1925-1929) | Charles G. Dawes (1865-1951) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
| 31. (1929-1933) | Charles Curtis (1860-1936) | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | Yes | | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
| 32. (1933-1941) | John Nance Garner (1868-1967) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | |
| 33. (1941-1945) | Henry A. Wallace (1888-1965) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | |
| 34. (1945-1945) | Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | |
| 35. (1949-1953) | Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | |
| 36. (1953-1961) | Richard Nixon (1913-1994) | | | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes |
| 37. (1961-1963) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | |
| 38. (1965-1969) | Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | |
| 39. (1969-1973) | Spiro Agnew (1918-1996) | | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40. (1973-1974) | Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | | | |
| 41. (1974-1977) | Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes |
| 42. (1977-1981) | Walter Mondale (1928-2021) | | | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | Yes | | | | Yes | | | |
| 43. (1981-1989) | George H. W. Bush (1924-2018) | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 44. (1989-1993) | Dan Quayle (born 1947) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | |
| 45. (1993-2001) | Al Gore (born 1948) | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | |
| 46. (2001-2009) | Dick Cheney (born 1941) | | | | Yes | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
| 47. (2009-2017) | Joe Biden (born 1942) | | | Yes | Yes | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48. (2017-2021) | Mike Pence (born 1959) | | | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49. (2021-2025) | Kamala Harris (born 1964) | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes | |
| 50. (2025-present) | JD Vance (born 1984) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | |