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Somerville, MA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
69,044 (89.02%) out of the total population of 77,560 reported first ancestry.
| Somerville, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 622 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 201 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 270 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 629 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
| English | 5,875 | 7.57%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
| French | 4,382 | 5.65%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
| German | 6,063 | 7.82%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 967 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 320 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 13,702 | 17.67%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 10,305 | 13.29%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 391 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,634 | 3.40%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 4,370 | 5.63%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,461 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 580 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,806 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,415 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 956 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 121 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 375 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,417 | 3.12%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 258 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
69,176 (91.05%) out of the total population of 75,974 reported first ancestry.
| Somerville, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 675 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 180 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 145 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 669 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 5,341 | 7.03%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
| French | 4,169 | 5.49%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
| German | 5,529 | 7.28%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,003 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 248 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 13,807 | 18.17%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 9,073 | 11.94%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 398 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,816 | 3.71%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 4,288 | 5.64%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,560 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 589 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,736 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 906 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 905 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 139 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 498 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,778 | 3.66%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 258 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
68,655 (91.28%) out of the total population of 75,215 reported first ancestry.
| Somerville, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 649 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 68 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 116 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 619 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
| English | 5,232 | 6.96%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 4,070 | 5.41%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 4,561 | 6.06%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,054 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 225 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 12,756 | 16.96%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,540 | 11.35%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 412 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,789 | 3.71%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 4,650 | 6.18%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,542 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,241 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,431 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 761 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 874 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 184 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 334 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,958 | 5.26%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 306 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
69,993 (92.24%) out of the total population of 75,880 reported first ancestry.
| Somerville, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 607 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 110 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 166 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 597 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
| English | 4,803 | 6.33%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 4,429 | 5.84%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 4,522 | 5.96%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,098 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 253 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 14,152 | 18.65%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 8,761 | 11.55%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 401 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,591 | 3.41%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 4,984 | 6.57%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,479 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,056 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,137 | 1.50%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,088 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 765 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 187 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 322 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,991 | 5.26%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 354 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
68,233 (88.07%) out of the total population of 77,478 reported first ancestry.
| Somerville, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 598 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 128 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 177 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 316 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.91% |
| English | 3,095 | 3.99%, see rank | 7.05% | 5.91% |
| French | 2,494 | 3.22%, see rank | 8.81% | 2.39% |
| German | 2,502 | 3.23%, see rank | 3.27% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,123 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 314 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 11,110 | 14.34%, see rank | 16.39% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 9,322 | 12.03%, see rank | 10.82% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 285 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,282 | 1.65%, see rank | 3.50% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 5,239 | 6.76%, see rank | 3.66% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,110 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 680 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 804 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 877 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 436 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 76 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 225 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.24% |
| American | 1,996 | 2.58%, see rank | 3.85% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 166 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.