German was the largest ancestry in Maryland in 2010, with German-Americans comprising over 15% of residents. Here is a look at the 50 largest ancestries in the state:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Maryland Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
5,785,982
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
German
|
904,044
|
15.6%
|
2
|
Irish
|
683,240
|
11.8%
|
3
|
English
|
470,933
|
8.1%
|
4
|
Italian
|
301,497
|
5.2%
|
5
|
American
|
257,149
|
4.4%
|
6
|
Polish
|
201,221
|
3.5%
|
7
|
French
(except Basque)
|
104,211
|
1.8%
|
8
|
Scottish
|
96,953
|
1.7%
|
9
|
African
|
90,406
|
1.6%
|
10
|
Russian
|
84,046
|
1.5%
|
11
|
European
|
72,984
|
1.3%
|
12
|
Dutch
|
54,388
|
0.9%
|
13
|
Scotch-Irish
|
44,065
|
0.8%
|
14
|
Welsh
|
42,227
|
0.7%
|
15
|
Swedish
|
35,249
|
0.6%
|
16
|
Greek
|
34,956
|
0.6%
|
17
|
Jamaican
|
28,995
|
0.5%
|
18
|
Norwegian
|
28,617
|
0.5%
|
19
|
Hungarian
|
26,340
|
0.5%
|
20
|
British
|
25,794
|
0.4%
|
21
|
Ethiopian
|
23,248
|
0.4%
|
22
|
Other
Subsaharan African
|
23,085
|
0.4%
|
23
|
Nigerian
|
22,594
|
0.4%
|
24
|
Czech
|
22,485
|
0.4%
|
25
|
Ukrainian
|
21,053
|
0.4%
|
26
|
Eastern
European
|
19,864
|
0.3%
|
27
|
French
Canadian
|
18,476
|
0.3%
|
28
|
Lithuanian
|
16,803
|
0.3%
|
29
|
Iranian
|
16,313
|
0.3%
|
30
|
Austrian
|
14,672
|
0.3%
|
31
|
Slovak
|
13,668
|
0.2%
|
32
|
Danish
|
13,271
|
0.2%
|
33
|
Swiss
|
12,822
|
0.2%
|
34
|
Haitian
|
12,148
|
0.2%
|
35
|
Portuguese
|
10,757
|
0.2%
|
36
|
Lebanese
|
8,957
|
0.2%
|
37
|
West
Indian
|
7,737
|
0.1%
|
38
|
Romanian
|
7,729
|
0.1%
|
39
|
Trinidadian
and Tobagonian
|
7,667
|
0.1%
|
40
|
Canadian
|
7,160
|
0.1%
|
41
|
Brazilian
|
6,806
|
0.1%
|
42
|
Turkish
|
6,750
|
0.1%
|
43
|
Guyanese
|
5,856
|
0.1%
|
44
|
Armenian
|
5,724
|
0.1%
|
45
|
Liberian
|
5,472
|
0.1%
|
46
|
Czechoslovakian
|
5,370
|
0.1%
|
47
|
Ghanaian
|
5,174
|
0.1%
|
48
|
Other
Arab
|
4,768
|
0.1%
|
49
|
Northern
European
|
4,762
|
0.1%
|
50
|
Egyptian
|
4,713
|
0.1%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
