German is the largest ancestral background of Virginia residents. Here is a look at Virginia's 50 largest ancestries in 2010:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Virginia Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
8,024,617
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
German
|
980,727
|
12.2%
|
2
|
English
|
897,871
|
11.2%
|
3
|
American
|
884,916
|
11.0%
|
4
|
Irish
|
804,331
|
10.0%
|
5
|
Italian
|
307,135
|
3.8%
|
6
|
Scottish
|
170,360
|
2.1%
|
7
|
French
(except Basque)
|
153,907
|
1.9%
|
8
|
Polish
|
151,136
|
1.9%
|
9
|
Scotch-Irish
|
140,769
|
1.8%
|
10
|
European
|
122,327
|
1.5%
|
11
|
African
|
111,663
|
1.4%
|
12
|
Dutch
|
84,465
|
1.1%
|
13
|
Swedish
|
62,330
|
0.8%
|
14
|
Welsh
|
57,312
|
0.7%
|
15
|
Russian
|
53,624
|
0.7%
|
16
|
British
|
53,465
|
0.7%
|
17
|
Norwegian
|
50,128
|
0.6%
|
18
|
Greek
|
34,097
|
0.4%
|
19
|
French
Canadian
|
33,553
|
0.4%
|
20
|
Hungarian
|
29,621
|
0.4%
|
21
|
Czech
|
27,311
|
0.3%
|
22
|
Swiss
|
21,297
|
0.3%
|
23
|
Ethiopian
|
20,174
|
0.3%
|
24
|
Iranian
|
19,886
|
0.2%
|
25
|
Austrian
|
16,914
|
0.2%
|
26
|
Ukrainian
|
16,895
|
0.2%
|
27
|
Jamaican
|
16,352
|
0.2%
|
28
|
Lebanese
|
16,194
|
0.2%
|
29
|
Danish
|
15,471
|
0.2%
|
30
|
Slovak
|
14,237
|
0.2%
|
31
|
Portuguese
|
14,067
|
0.2%
|
32
|
Canadian
|
13,606
|
0.2%
|
33
|
Eastern
European
|
12,074
|
0.2%
|
34
|
Lithuanian
|
11,311
|
0.1%
|
35
|
Scandinavian
|
10,947
|
0.1%
|
36
|
Ghanaian
|
10,742
|
0.1%
|
37
|
Other
Arab
|
10,697
|
0.1%
|
38
|
Turkish
|
10,654
|
0.1%
|
39
|
Arab
|
10,641
|
0.1%
|
40
|
Afghan
|
10,191
|
0.1%
|
41
|
Egyptian
|
8,827
|
0.1%
|
42
|
Romanian
|
8,547
|
0.1%
|
43
|
Northern
European
|
7,373
|
0.1%
|
44
|
Moroccan
|
7,280
|
0.1%
|
45
|
Yugoslavian
|
6,927
|
0.1%
|
46
|
Somalian
|
6,925
|
0.1%
|
47
|
Haitian
|
6,780
|
0.1%
|
48
|
Finnish
|
6,723
|
0.1%
|
49
|
Nigerian
|
6,124
|
0.1%
|
50
|
West
Indian
|
5,830
|
0.1%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
