American ancestry was claimed by 17% of Tennessee residents in 2010, making it the state's largest ancestry group. Here is a look at the 50 biggest ancestries in Tennessee:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Tennessee Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
6,356,897
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
American
|
1,087,397
|
17.1%
|
2
|
Irish
|
707,732
|
11.1%
|
3
|
German
|
645,892
|
10.2%
|
4
|
English
|
639,159
|
10.1%
|
5
|
Scotch-Irish
|
153,073
|
2.4%
|
6
|
Scottish
|
137,231
|
2.2%
|
7
|
Italian
|
135,235
|
2.1%
|
8
|
French
(except Basque)
|
110,157
|
1.7%
|
9
|
Dutch
|
77,992
|
1.2%
|
10
|
European
|
65,819
|
1.0%
|
11
|
Polish
|
62,616
|
1.0%
|
12
|
African
|
37,956
|
0.6%
|
13
|
Swedish
|
35,002
|
0.6%
|
14
|
Welsh
|
33,646
|
0.5%
|
15
|
British
|
27,319
|
0.4%
|
16
|
Norwegian
|
26,834
|
0.4%
|
17
|
Russian
|
17,993
|
0.3%
|
18
|
French
Canadian
|
14,164
|
0.2%
|
19
|
Hungarian
|
11,705
|
0.2%
|
20
|
Greek
|
11,444
|
0.2%
|
21
|
Czech
|
11,316
|
0.2%
|
22
|
Danish
|
11,081
|
0.2%
|
23
|
Swiss
|
8,887
|
0.1%
|
24
|
Canadian
|
6,573
|
0.1%
|
25
|
Romanian
|
6,452
|
0.1%
|
26
|
Ukrainian
|
6,263
|
0.1%
|
27
|
Scandinavian
|
5,840
|
0.1%
|
28
|
Austrian
|
5,684
|
0.1%
|
29
|
Portuguese
|
5,650
|
0.1%
|
30
|
Lithuanian
|
5,593
|
0.1%
|
31
|
Lebanese
|
5,426
|
0.1%
|
32
|
Other
Arab
|
5,243
|
0.1%
|
33
|
Ethiopian
|
5,029
|
0.1%
|
34
|
Nigerian
|
4,861
|
0.1%
|
35
|
Egyptian
|
4,829
|
0.1%
|
36
|
Arab
|
4,615
|
0.1%
|
37
|
Finnish
|
4,182
|
0.1%
|
38
|
Somalian
|
4,158
|
0.1%
|
39
|
Iranian
|
3,959
|
0.1%
|
40
|
Eastern
European
|
3,534
|
0.1%
|
41
|
Yugoslavian
|
3,527
|
0.1%
|
42
|
Slovak
|
3,396
|
0.1%
|
43
|
Iraqi
|
3,270
|
0.1%
|
44
|
Other
Subsaharan African
|
3,201
|
0.1%
|
45
|
Northern
European
|
2,270
|
0.0%
|
46
|
Slavic
|
2,213
|
0.0%
|
47
|
Haitian
|
2,178
|
0.0%
|
48
|
Pennsylvania
German
|
2,079
|
0.0%
|
49
|
Jamaican
|
2,021
|
0.0%
|
50
|
Croatian
|
1,928
|
0.0%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
