English Americans are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. According to the 2020 United States census, English Americans are the largest ethnic demographic in the United St
Percentages by county in the 1980 census.
Percent of Americans who self reported English ancestry alone or in any combination, per the 2020 census
Statue of John Smith for the first English settlement in Historic Jamestowne, Virginia.
The first self-governing document of Plymouth Colony. English Pilgrims signing the Mayflower Compact in 1620.
British Americans usually refers to Americans whose ancestral origin originates wholly or partly in the United Kingdom. It is primarily a demographic or historical research category for people who hav
English Americans
…ancestral-origin group in the United States, demographers still regard the number of English Americans as an undercount. The term is distinct from British Americans, which includes not only English Americans but also others from the United Kingdom such as Scottish, Scotch-Irish (descendants of Ulster Scots from…
John Trumbull's famous painting, Declaration of Independence. Most of the Founding Fathers had British ancestors.
Uncle Sam embracing John Bull, while Britannia and Columbia hold hands and sit together in the background (1898).
Founders of Harley-Davidson, from left: William A. Davidson, Walter Davidson Sr., Arthur Davidson and William S. Harley.