Scottish American

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Scottish American
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Notable Scottish Americans: 'David Dunbar Buick' 'Elvis Presley'
Total population
Scottish 4,890,581 Americans Scots-Irish 4,319,232 Americans roughly 3.2% of the US population
Regions with significant populations
New England, Northwestern United States
Languages
American English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic
Religions
Predominantly Christian Protestant Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Irish Manx English

Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the northwest European nation of Scotland. See also Scottish ethnicity.

Scottish Americans are closely related to Scots-Irish Americans, also called Ulster-Scots, who in the US are treated as part of a common ethnic group. The Ulster-Scots originally came from the lowlands and border country of Scotland before migrating to Ulster, and hence to North America.

Contents 1 Number of Scottish Americans 2 National Tartan Day 3 Highland Games 4 List of notable Scottish-Americans 5 See also 6 External links

Number of Scottish Americans

In the 2000 Census, 4.8 million Americans reported Scottish ancestry, 1.7% of the total US population. Given Scotland's population (just over 5 million), there are almost as many Scottish Americans as there are native Scots living in their home country. Another 4.3 million reported Scotch-Irish ancestry, for a total of 9.2 million Americans of Scots descent. However this number is believed to be a serious under-count, seeing as areas where people reported "American" ancestry were the places where, historically, Scottish and Scots-Irish Protestants settled in America (that is: along the North-American coast and the Southeastern United States). It is believed the number of Scottish could be in the region of 20 million and Scots-Irish at 27 million. Scottish-Americans descended from 19th century Scottish immigrants tend to be concentrated in the West, while others in New England are the descendants of immigrants from Canada, especially in the 1920s.

National Tartan Day

National Tartan Day, held each year on April 6 in the United States and Canada, celebrates the historical links between Scotland and North America and the contributions Scottish Americans and Canadians have made to US and Canadian history and society.

Highland Games

Scottish culture, food, and athletics are celebrated at Highland Games and Scottish Festivals throughout North America. One of the largest of these occurs yearly at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. However, in recent years, the games at Pleasanton, California have surpassed them in size. In addition to traditional Scottish sports such as the Caber toss and the Hammer throw, there are Whisky tastings, traditional foods such as Haggis, and traditional Scottish dance.

List of notable Scottish-Americans

• List of Scottish Americans

See also

• Scottish-Canadian
• Scots-Quebecer
• Celtic music in the United States
• Maps of American ancestries
• British-American
• English American
• Welsh American
• Irish American

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