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Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, Franklin Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,410,759 (81.52%) out of the total population of 1,730,515 reported first ancestry.
| Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, Franklin Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 16,796 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 3,818 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,466 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 18,363 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.40% |
| English | 178,270 | 10.30%, see rank | 9.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 43,604 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.34% |
| German | 185,730 | 10.73%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 4,022 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 4,327 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 194,611 | 11.25%, see rank | 10.74% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 46,920 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.16% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 9,477 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 21,027 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.01% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 2,385 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 7,217 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 37,471 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 39,598 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 17,073 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 11,910 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 3,621 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 2,104 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 236,637 | 13.67%, see rank | 16.94% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 10,443 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,332,746 (83.53%) out of the total population of 1,595,454 reported first ancestry.
| Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, Franklin Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 14,373 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 3,543 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,045 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 19,237 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 174,681 | 10.95%, see rank | 10.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 41,157 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.05% | 3.54% |
| German | 181,321 | 11.36%, see rank | 10.43% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 3,633 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 3,618 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 187,526 | 11.75%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 43,557 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.17% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 9,368 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 19,570 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.03% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 2,179 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 6,931 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 38,693 | 2.43%, see rank | 2.42% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 39,532 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 14,937 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 12,142 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 3,966 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,139 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 211,476 | 13.25%, see rank | 16.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 10,638 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,310,327 (85.00%) out of the total population of 1,541,541 reported first ancestry.
| Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, Franklin Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 12,475 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,690 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,649 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 19,948 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.63% |
| English | 178,798 | 11.60%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.02% |
| French | 39,636 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.77% |
| German | 178,615 | 11.59%, see rank | 10.55% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 3,365 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 4,006 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 181,285 | 11.76%, see rank | 11.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 40,907 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 8,758 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 19,982 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.04% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,779 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 6,278 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 51,825 | 3.36%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 39,453 | 2.56%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 13,635 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 11,344 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 3,295 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2,477 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 219,438 | 14.23%, see rank | 17.25% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 10,400 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,302,501 (85.65%) out of the total population of 1,520,649 reported first ancestry.
| Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, Franklin Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 12,189 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,385 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,554 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 21,009 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 180,735 | 11.89%, see rank | 10.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 39,894 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 175,105 | 11.52%, see rank | 10.64% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 3,172 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 3,749 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 180,346 | 11.86%, see rank | 11.39% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 39,739 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.08% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 8,448 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 20,427 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.05% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,433 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 6,660 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 52,229 | 3.43%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 39,803 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 13,854 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 10,518 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 3,647 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 2,418 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 228,382 | 15.02%, see rank | 17.69% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 10,670 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.65% |
* 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.