is english a nationality
The word is used to mean several things, it can be an ethnicity as in I'm English because my Ancestors came from England. It is also a language and most people of an English Bloodline speak English, although people of many other ethnic backgrounds also speak English because of the rule of the English Empire.It could be a Nationality if you are born in England or hold English citizenship. People confuse the word British to mean English.eport Abuse. Yes English is an ethnicity, and a nationality. England is a nation. We were founded by Germanic peoples from Saxony and Angles. We are a Germanic nation with maybe a bit of Celtic. We have our own language and culture and history.