So what is your national heritage? Mine:
Dutch
Jewish
German
French
I'm a melting pot all by myself, LOL!
Dutch
Jewish
German
French
I'm a melting pot all by myself, LOL!
Supposedly when he first had to cross into Toronto to play the Blue Jays, when asked if he was from the US, Roger Clemens replied, "Nos sir, I'm from Texas."Bavaria is like Texas, as in, if you run into an American overseas, if from Texas, they won't ever say they are from the US. They'll say from Texas every time. No other state in the lower 48 is like that. . If from Bavaria, you won't say you're from Germany. You are Bavarian. My heart is definitely pure Bavarian. That much I know. My family ties on my mother's side are just too strong. Been a FC Bayern München supporter since attending several games w/ my uncle in the very early 70's. Sadly, most of my dad's really old family history was lost to carpet bombing.
Bavaria is like Texas, as in, if you run into an American overseas, if from Texas, they won't ever say they are from the US. They'll say from Texas every time. No other state in the lower 48 is like that. . If from Bavaria, you won't say you're from Germany. You are Bavarian. My heart is definitely pure Bavarian. That much I know. My family ties on my mother's side are just too strong. Been a FC Bayern München supporter since attending several games w/ my uncle in the very early 70's. Sadly, most of my dad's really old family history was lost to carpet bombing.
That would certainly be the case for countless Americans that came here during the early 1800's to the 1930's/40's...as Ellis Island was one big clerical error after another. Non English speaking immigrants were asked their family name....verbally, and the immigration official just wrote down what they thought they heard. I'd wager millions of American's last names aren't spelled the same as before they came here. Good luck looking up your family history unless you have actual dates and port of entry.Since Rayk has listed percentages, I'm assuming he has had DNA testing done?
Unless you've had your DNA tested you're really just guessing based on family lore.
I always thought I was mostly German with a bit of English. I was quite surprised when I received my first DNA results and found out I am mostly English with German (and quite a bit of Iberian Peninsula!)
Although somehow as more people get tested, the percentages change. At last glance things have changed and now I'm mostly German!
I would have to look up the exact numbers.