French-Canadian Americans

French-Canadian Americans

Américains canadiens
Total population
2,100,840[1]
Regions with significant populations
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Michigan, and Louisiana
Languages
French (Canadian and American) · English
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism, minority of Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
French Canadians, French Americans, Canadian Americans, French people, Cajuns, Métis Americans

French-Canadian Americans (also referred to as Franco-Canadian Americans or Canadien Americans) are Americans of French-Canadian descent. About 2.1 million U.S. residents cited this ancestry in the 2010 U.S. Census; most of them speak French at home.^[2]

Most Americans of French-Canadian descent are mostly in New England and the Midwest. Their ancestors mostly arrived in the United States from Quebec between 1840 and 1930 though some families had become established as early as the 17th and the 18th centuries.

References

1. "2013 ACS Ancestry estimates". Factfinder2.census.gov. 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
2. "Languages Used at home:" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. October 2010.