English American

E28307

European American subgroup ethnic group

English American refers to a U.S. resident or citizen of English ancestry, whose heritage traces back to settlers and immigrants from England.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
English Americans	12
Anglo-American	2
English	1
English Canadian	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European American subgroup ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralLanguage	English ⓘ
censusCategory	White alone or in combination ⓘ
continentOfOrigin	Europe ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalInfluence	influenced American educational institutions ⓘ influenced American language and literature ⓘ influenced American law ⓘ influenced American political institutions ⓘ influenced American religious traditions ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	England ⓘ
hasAncestryFrom	Saxons ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxons Celtic tribes ⓘ surface form: Celtic Britons English people ⓘ Normans ⓘ
heritageLanguageShift	largely monolingual in English in contemporary generations ⓘ
historicalRole	formed a large proportion of early European settlers in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ played a central role in the founding of the United States ⓘ
language	American English ⓘ English ⓘ
migrationPeriod	19th century ⓘ colonial era ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
migrationSource	Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
notableRegion	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States New England ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
partOf	White American ⓘ
primaryReligion	Protestantism ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	British American ⓘ Australian English ⓘ surface form: English Australian English-speaking Canada ⓘ surface form: English Canadian New Zealand European ⓘ surface form: English New Zealander South African English ⓘ surface form: English South African Irish American ⓘ Scottish American ⓘ Welsh ⓘ surface form: Welsh American
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ Baptists ⓘ surface form: Baptist Christianity Methodism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
selfIdentification	may identify simply as American in census data ⓘ
subclassOf	American of European descent ⓘ
typicalAncestryDescription	U.S. resident or citizen of English ancestry ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

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

Thomas Marshall → ethnic group → English American ⓘ

Benedict Arnold → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Benedict Arnold III → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Benjamin Church → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Cecil H. Green → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Colonel John Quincy → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Dorothy Quincy → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Elizabeth Clarke Manning → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

George Mason → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

George → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

subject surface form: George Washington

this entity surface form: English Americans

George Washington Parke Custis → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Henry Lee III → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

James Iredell Sr. → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

James Truslow Adams → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-American

Jason Bateman → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

John → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

subject surface form: John Greenleaf Whittier

this entity surface form: English Americans

John Parker → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

John Randolph of Roanoke → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Joseph Smith → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Moses Cleaveland → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Peyton Randolph → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Rachel Walker → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Robert Rogers → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Samuel Adams → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Samuel Gray → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Silas Deane → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Thomas Sumter → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

William Clark → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

Willie Jones → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Zachary Taylor → ethnicGroup → English American ⓘ

New Mexico → hasCulturalHeritage → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-American

Adams family → hasEthnicOrigin → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Americans

Betsy Ross → hasHeritage → English American ⓘ

European American → hasSubgroup → English American ⓘ

Tom Canty → nationality → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English

Scottish American → relatedEthnicGroup → English American ⓘ

subject surface form: Scottish Americans

this entity surface form: English Americans

Irish Canadian → relatedGroup → English American ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Canadian