English American

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

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
English American canonical 67
English Americans 38
Anglo-American 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf European American subgroup
ethnic group
ancestralLanguage English
censusCategory White alone or in combination
continentOfOrigin Europe
country 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 Anglo-Saxons
linked to: Saxons

Celtic Britons
linked to: Celtic tribes

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 United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states

New England
Pacific Northwest
Southern United States
partOf White American
primaryReligion Protestantism
relatedEthnicGroup British American
English Australian
linked to: Australian English

English Canadian
English New Zealander
English South African
Irish American
Scottish American
Welsh American
linked to: Welsh
religion Anglicanism
Baptist Christianity
linked to: Baptists

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (109)

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

European American hasSubgroup English American
John Parker ethnicGroup English American
Irish Canadian relatedGroup English Canadian
linked to: English American
Benedict Arnold ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Robert Rogers ethnicGroup English American
Samuel Adams ethnicGroup English American
Tom Canty nationality English
linked to: English American
George Washington ethnicGroup English Americans
subject linked to: George
linked to: English American
Peyton Randolph ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Thomas Sumter ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Cecil H. Green ethnicGroup English American
Dorothy Quincy ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Henry Lee III ethnicGroup English American
Silas Deane ethnicGroup English American
New Mexico hasCulturalHeritage Anglo-American
linked to: English American
Benjamin Church ethnicGroup English American
James Iredell Sr. ethnicGroup English American
Samuel Gray ethnicGroup English American
Joseph Smith ethnicGroup English American
Elizabeth Clarke Manning ethnicGroup English American
George Washington Parke Custis ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Betsy Ross hasHeritage English American
George Mason ethnicGroup English American
Moses Cleaveland ethnicGroup English American
John Randolph of Roanoke ethnicGroup English American
Benedict Arnold III ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
James Truslow Adams ethnicGroup Anglo-American
linked to: English American
Willie Jones ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Adams family hasEthnicOrigin English Americans
linked to: English American
Zachary Taylor ethnicGroup English American
Jason Bateman ethnicGroup English American
William Clark ethnicGroup English American
John Greenleaf Whittier ethnicGroup English Americans
subject linked to: John
linked to: English American
Colonel John Quincy ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Scottish Americans relatedEthnicGroup English Americans
subject linked to: Scottish American
linked to: English American
Thomas Marshall ethnic group English American
Rachel Walker ethnicGroup English American
Cindy Williams ethnicGroup English American
William Grayson ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Lawrence Washington ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Alfred B. Mullett ethnicGroup English American
Frederic T. Greenhalge ethnicGroup English American
subject linked to: Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge
Thomas Ludwell Lee ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
William Lee ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Isaac Howland hasEthnicOrigin English American
Henry Lee II ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
Peyton Randolph ethnicGroup English American
subject linked to: Peyton
Willie Blount ethnicGroup English Americans
linked to: English American
John Adams II ethnicGroup English American
British Americans hasRelatedGroup English Americans
subject linked to: British American
linked to: English American