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Chesapeake, VA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
199,734 (87.54%) out of the total population of 228,168 reported first ancestry.
| Chesapeake, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 657 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 589 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 370 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,757 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 23,323 | 10.22%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,995 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 24,568 | 10.77%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 932 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 681 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 22,240 | 9.75%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 9,216 | 4.04%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,076 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,174 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 486 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 964 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,265 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,353 | 1.91%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,286 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,265 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 272 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 444 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 31,098 | 13.63%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,070 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
198,854 (89.08%) out of the total population of 223,233 reported first ancestry.
| Chesapeake, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 684 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 486 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 308 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,754 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 23,309 | 10.44%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,210 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 23,740 | 10.63%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,094 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 831 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 24,056 | 10.78%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 9,236 | 4.14%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,131 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,198 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 318 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,009 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,480 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,599 | 2.06%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,249 | 2.80%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,323 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 309 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 509 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 29,923 | 13.40%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,187 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
196,978 (89.83%) out of the total population of 219,268 reported first ancestry.
| Chesapeake, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 712 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 553 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 412 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,807 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 23,701 | 10.81%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 5,903 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 24,762 | 11.29%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 955 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 667 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 23,626 | 10.77%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 9,760 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,192 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,283 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 306 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,048 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,910 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,830 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,008 | 2.74%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,429 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 342 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 340 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 30,037 | 13.70%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,492 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
196,615 (89.60%) out of the total population of 219,425 reported first ancestry.
| Chesapeake, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 584 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 434 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 526 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,127 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 23,530 | 10.72%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 6,376 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 25,698 | 11.71%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,006 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 560 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 24,982 | 11.39%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 10,142 | 4.62%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,408 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,470 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 490 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 931 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,773 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,529 | 2.06%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,522 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,805 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 507 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 365 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 26,567 | 12.11%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,676 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
153,102 (76.86%) out of the total population of 199,184 reported first ancestry.
| Chesapeake, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 282 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 213 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 300 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,290 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| English | 16,083 | 8.07%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 3,736 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 14,002 | 7.03%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 430 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 435 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 11,989 | 6.02%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 6,744 | 3.39%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,047 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,536 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 140 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 441 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,878 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,755 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 905 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 1,024 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 119 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 226 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| American | 19,360 | 9.72%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 699 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.