Estonian-American

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Estonian Americans
Notable Estonian Americans: Samuel Harvey Shapiro · Rein Taagepera · Paavo Järvi · Steven T. Jürvetson · Mena Suvari
Total population
Estonian Americans 25,034 (2000) estimated about 0,0% of US population[1],[2]
Regions with significant populations
California · Florida · Illinois · Maryland Massachusetts · Michigan  · Minnesota New Jersey · New York · North Carolina Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Virginia Washington · Wisconsin
Languages
American English, Estonian
Religions
Christian
Related ethnic groups
Estonians

Main article: List of Estonian Americans

The Estonian-Americans (Estonian: Ameerika-eestlased listen (help·info) are citizens of the United States who are of Estonian ancestry, mainly descendants of people who left Estonia before and especially during the Second World War. According to the 2000 US census, there were over 25,000 Americans of full or partial Estonian descent, down from 26,762 in 1990.

[edit] Estonian settlements

The five largest Estonian-American population settlements in the United States are:

Location Population % California 3,465 0.0% New York 2,892 0.0% New Jersey 2,331 0.0% Idaho 1,401 0.0% Florida 1,393 0.0% [edit] See also List of Estonian Americans [edit] Notes and references ^ http://www.euroamericans.net/estonian.htm Estonians in America ^ http://www.euroamericans.net/census2000.htm United States Population Census in 2000 v • d • e Estonian diaspora Europe Finland · Sweden · Germany · Great Britain · Norway · Latvia · Lithuania · Russia · Ukraine · Georgia Americas United States · Canada · Argentina · Brazil Oceania Australia  This Estonia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.  This United States-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.