Evening star., 1932-12-18
ORIGINAL AMERICAN
COLONISTS LESS THAN
TWO-THIRDS ENGLISH

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population itself, 1t is pointed out. two
ethic elements can be distinguished
from the family names-the Anglican
with its large Anglo-Saxon predomi-
nance and the Cambrian, originating
in Wales and the Western counties with
a considerable Celtic predominance.
The 1870 population makeup is sum-
married in percentages as follows: Eng
lish, both Anglican and Cambrian. 60;
Scotch, 8; Ulster Irish. s; Southern
Irish. 4; German, 9; Dutch, French and
Swedish, g.: unassignable, Z.
For different sections, the study
shows, the population was greatly di-
versified. Massachusetts, was the purest
English-approximat 80 per cent.
Scotch constituted about 5 per cent of
the poulation. Ulster Irish about 8 per
cent and Southern Irish about 2 per
cent. The other elements were neg
ligible. But in the nearby State of
Maine the English element constituted
only about 60 per cent, the Scotch As,
the Ulster Irish and the Southern
Irish 81 per cent.
The ethnic makeup of other sections
was as follows:
Maryland. English, 64.5: Scotch,
7.6; Ulster Irish, So; Southern Irish,
SIS; German, Ill: Dutch, French and
Swedish, l9; unassignable. 2.
Virginia: English. 68.5; Scotch. 1912;
Ulster Irish. 60; Southern Irish. So;
German. IA; Dutch. French and Swed-
ish, 1.9; unassignable, IA.
New York: English. So: Scotch. Z;
Ulster Irish, 81; Southern Irish, 3;
German, 80; Dutch, French and Swed-
ish. 2l.5: unassignable, 80.
Pennsylvania English, 35; Scotch
8.6; Ulster Irish. IL; Southern Irish
3.5; German. 33.3; Dutch. French and
New Jersey: English, Al; Scotch
IT: Ulster Irish. 63; Southern Irish
80; German, 90: Dutch. French and
Swedish, 23.1; unassignable, 3.5.
New Hampshire: English, 81; Scotch,
So; Ulster Irish, AS; Southern Irish.
2.s; German. o.4; Dutch, French and
Vermont: English, rs; Scotch, ST.;
Ulster, 80; Southern Irish. 1.9; Ger
man, o.; Dutch, French and Swedish,
Rhode Island: English, Il; Scotch
So; Ulster. 2; Southern Irish, 08. Ger
man, 0.5; Dutch, French and Swedish,
1.2: unassignable. 18.
Connecticut: English, 81: Scotch
20; Ulster. 1.8; Southern Irish. ~;
German, O.3: Dutch, French and Swed-
ish. IL; unassignable, 26.4.
North Carolina: English. 66: Scotch
14.8: Ulster, ST; Southern Irish, 81;
German, A.; Dutch, French and
Swedish, %; unassignable, IL.
South Carolina: English. 6O2;
Scotch, ISL; Ulster, "a; Southern
Irish, A: German, S. Dutch, French
and Swedish. As; unassignable. Ia
Georgia: English. STA; Scotch. 15.5;
Ulster. lis: Southern Irish, 3.8; Ger
man, TO; Dutch. French and Swedish,
20: unassignable, IA.
The analysis of the original Amer
ican population made by the United
States Census Bureau in 1909 has been
the one officially accepted at the time
the original quotas were adopted 1t
was published under the title "A Cen
tury Of Population Growth" -
The analysis here showed that the
English and Welsh element in the 1880
population was approximately 81 per
cent, instead Of the 60 credited in the
present study: Scotch and Irish to-
gether were credited with only 8.9 per
cent; German with Sc: Dutch, 2.5;
French with 0.6, and all others with
0.3.
"The clerks who did the classif1ca-
tion," says the American Council re-
port, "were not trained for such
task and those who directed them were
not scholars in the fields of genealogy
or history"