Virginia Beach, VA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
400,379 (89.85%) out of the total population of 445,623 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,461 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,334 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,103 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 5,125 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 40,991 | 9.20%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 13,690 | 3.07%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 57,800 | 12.97%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,694 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,872 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 49,754 | 11.17%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 27,002 | 6.06%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 3,268 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 12,152 | 2.73%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,704 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,221 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,388 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 10,546 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 32,198 | 7.23%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,446 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 568 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,067 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 60,720 | 13.63%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 3,704 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
401,238 (91.29%) out of the total population of 439,528 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,819 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,590 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,125 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,829 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 43,336 | 9.86%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 14,807 | 3.37%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 60,314 | 13.72%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,575 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,713 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 52,081 | 11.85%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 29,956 | 6.82%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 3,160 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 12,270 | 2.79%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,757 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 3,475 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,504 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 10,874 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 31,185 | 7.10%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,591 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 889 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,134 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 55,579 | 12.65%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 4,240 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
399,010 (91.52%) out of the total population of 435,996 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,830 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,563 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,106 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 6,989 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 47,398 | 10.87%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 15,304 | 3.51%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 59,806 | 13.72%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 3,185 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,964 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 54,157 | 12.42%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 29,178 | 6.69%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,228 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 11,914 | 2.73%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,425 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,863 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,850 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 11,456 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 21,529 | 4.94%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 4,008 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,090 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,201 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 47,698 | 10.94%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,937 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
397,915 (91.49%) out of the total population of 434,922 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,928 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,599 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,272 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,592 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 49,328 | 11.34%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 15,550 | 3.58%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 62,268 | 14.32%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 3,097 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,080 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 56,377 | 12.96%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 30,203 | 6.94%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,404 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 12,079 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,348 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,769 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,503 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 11,573 | 2.66%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 15,654 | 3.60%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,917 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,146 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,285 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 42,946 | 9.87%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,849 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
349,330 (82.15%) out of the total population of 425,257 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,548 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 753 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 764 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 3,549 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| English | 36,147 | 8.50%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 10,262 | 2.41%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 39,268 | 9.23%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 2,032 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 1,498 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 34,483 | 8.11%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 19,046 | 4.48%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 2,930 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 7,094 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 916 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 2,223 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,238 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 7,407 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,567 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 2,408 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 336 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 826 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| American | 31,137 | 7.32%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,587 | 0.37%, 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.