German Americans

E1708

diaspora population ethnic group

German Americans are U.S. residents of German ancestry, one of the country’s largest and historically most influential ethnic groups, with deep cultural, political, and economic contributions to American society.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
German American	55
German Americans canonical	19
German-American	2
German Americans in the United States	1
German Palatine settlements	1
German Palatine settlers	1
German Settlement	1
German Texans	1
Palatine Germans	1
Pennsylvania Dutch	1
Texas Germans	1
Volga German Americans	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diaspora population ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralOrigin	German-speaking Europe ⓘ Germany ⓘ
associatedWith	German singing societies ⓘ German-language newspapers in the United States ⓘ Turnvereine (German gymnastic clubs) ⓘ
contributedTo	American agriculture ⓘ American brewing industry ⓘ American cuisine ⓘ American education ⓘ American military history ⓘ American music ⓘ American politics ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalTradition	Christmas tree customs in the United States ⓘ German-language churches and schools ⓘ Oktoberfest celebrations in the United States ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Germans ⓘ
experienced	anti-German sentiment during World War I ⓘ anti-German sentiment during World War II ⓘ
historicalLanguageUse	German Americans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pennsylvania Dutch various German dialects ⓘ
historicalTrend	decline of public German-language use after World War I ⓘ
influenced	American Christmas traditions ⓘ American beer culture ⓘ American place names ⓘ
language	English ⓘ German ⓘ
largestAncestryGroupIn	United States Census self-reported ancestry ⓘ
majorImmigrationPeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
notableEarlySettlement	Great Plains ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Midwest Missouri ⓘ New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Texas ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
notableSubgroup	Amish ⓘ Mennonites ⓘ Amish ⓘ surface form: Pennsylvania Germans German Americans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Texas Germans German Americans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Volga German Americans
religion	Anabaptist traditions ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ Reformed Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ

Referenced by (85)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch American → relatedGroup → German Americans ⓘ

subject surface form: Dutch Americans

German Americans → historicalLanguageUse → German Americans self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Dutch

German Americans → notableSubgroup → German Americans self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Volga German Americans

German Americans → notableSubgroup → German Americans self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Texas Germans

European American → hasSubgroup → German Americans ⓘ