Scandinavian Americans

E5072
American people of European descent ethnic group

Scandinavian Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and related Nordic ancestry, known for their cultural, historical, and demographic influence across parts of the United States, especially the Upper Midwest.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Danish Americans 1
Scandinavian American 1
Swedish American 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American people of European descent ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralLanguage Danish ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ
Icelandic ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
continentOfOrigin Europe ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalInstitution Lutheran churches ⓘ
Scandinavian heritage museums ⓘ
Scandinavian language lodges and societies ⓘ
culturalTradition Lutefisk ⓘ
Midsummer celebrations ⓘ
Santa Lucia celebrations ⓘ
Syttende Mai celebrations ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic high concentration in rural counties of Minnesota and the Dakotas ⓘ
significant urban communities in Chicago ⓘ
significant urban communities in Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
significant urban communities in Seattle ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Danish ⓘ
Faroese ⓘ
Finnish Karelians ⓘ
surface form: Finnish

Icelandic ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
historicalMigrationPeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
influenced Upper Midwest architecture ⓘ
Upper Midwest cuisine ⓘ
Upper Midwest political culture ⓘ
Upper Midwest religious life ⓘ
language English ⓘ
majorRegionInUS California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Illinois ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Upper Midwest

Washington ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
notableSettlementPattern logging and fishing communities ⓘ
rural farming communities ⓘ
relatedTo European American ⓘ
surface form: British Americans

Dutch American ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Americans

German Americans ⓘ
Nordic Americans ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Earl Warren → ethnicGroup → Scandinavian Americans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swedish American
European American → hasSubgroup → Scandinavian Americans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scandinavian American
Nordic Americans → relatedEthnicGroup → Scandinavian Americans ⓘ
Norwegian Americans → relatedGroup → Scandinavian Americans ⓘ
Norwegian Americans → relatedGroup → Scandinavian Americans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swedish Americans
Norwegian Americans → relatedGroup → Scandinavian Americans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Danish Americans