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Watertown, MA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
29,562 (89.91%) out of the total population of 32,880 reported first ancestry.
| Watertown, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 860 | 2.62%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 115 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 153 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 353 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
| English | 2,401 | 7.30%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,828 | 5.56%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
| German | 2,415 | 7.34%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 669 | 2.03%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 365 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 6,704 | 20.39%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 5,187 | 15.78%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 185 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,321 | 4.02%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 258 | 0.78%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 750 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 171 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 650 | 1.98%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 662 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 436 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 40 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 37 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 754 | 2.29%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 116 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
29,730 (92.69%) out of the total population of 32,073 reported first ancestry.
| Watertown, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,323 | 4.12%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 40 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 121 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 218 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 2,798 | 8.72%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,812 | 5.65%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
| German | 2,318 | 7.23%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 764 | 2.38%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 263 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 7,142 | 22.27%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,493 | 17.13%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 183 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,139 | 3.55%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 493 | 1.54%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 866 | 2.70%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 112 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 589 | 1.84%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 725 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 394 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 77 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 54 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| American | 638 | 1.99%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 153 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
29,506 (93.40%) out of the total population of 31,591 reported first ancestry.
| Watertown, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,151 | 3.64%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 103 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 108 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 228 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
| English | 2,715 | 8.59%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,264 | 7.17%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 1,831 | 5.80%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 805 | 2.55%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 177 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 6,638 | 21.01%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,157 | 19.49%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 185 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 955 | 3.02%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 466 | 1.48%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,277 | 4.04%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 461 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 846 | 2.68%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 613 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 539 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 88 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 80 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| American | 643 | 2.04%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 117 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
30,421 (92.84%) out of the total population of 32,767 reported first ancestry.
| Watertown, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 759 | 2.32%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 144 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 131 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 285 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
| English | 3,515 | 10.73%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,206 | 6.73%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 1,990 | 6.07%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 947 | 2.89%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 112 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 7,344 | 22.41%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 6,693 | 20.43%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 228 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 843 | 2.57%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 492 | 1.50%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,289 | 3.93%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 616 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 920 | 2.81%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 501 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 433 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 119 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 281 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
| American | 621 | 1.90%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 173 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
29,232 (88.62%) out of the total population of 32,986 reported first ancestry.
| Watertown, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 660 | 2.00%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 9 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 58 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 122 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,724 | 5.23%, see rank | 7.05% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,304 | 3.95%, see rank | 8.81% | 2.39% |
| German | 1,009 | 3.06%, see rank | 3.27% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,196 | 3.63%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 59 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,020 | 18.25%, see rank | 16.39% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 5,698 | 17.27%, see rank | 10.82% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 95 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 549 | 1.66%, see rank | 3.50% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 140 | 0.42%, see rank | 3.66% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 787 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 408 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 527 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 142 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 281 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 44 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 157 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.24% |
| American | 784 | 2.38%, see rank | 3.85% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 77 | 0.23%, 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.