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Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

Table: Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data
Ethnic origins	Total responses¹	Single responses	Multiple responses¹

Canada !
Total population2	31,241,030	18,319,580	12,921,445
Cornish	1,550	65	1,485
English	6,570,015	1,367,125	5,202,890
Irish	4,354,155	491,030	3,863,125
Manx	4,635	340	4,290
Scottish	4,719,850	568,515	4,151,340
Welsh	440,965	27,115	413,855
British Isles, n.i.e.3	403,915	94,145	309,770
Acadian	96,145	26,370	69,775
French	4,941,210	1,230,535	3,710,675
Inuit	65,885	40,975	24,910
Métis	409,065	77,295	331,770
North American Indian	1,253,615	512,150	741,470
American	316,350	28,785	287,565
Canadian	10,066,290	5,748,725	4,317,570
Newfoundlander	17,025	4,760	12,265
Nova Scotian	1,875	615	1,265
Ontarian	1,650	615	1,035
Québécois	146,585	96,835	49,750
Other provincial or regional groups	2,700	950	1,750
Antiguan	3,415	1,335	2,080
Bahamian	1,655	355	1,300
Barbadian	30,435	11,660	18,775
Bermudan	2,495	315	2,180
Carib	2,190	45	2,150
Cuban	14,110	4,130	9,975
Dominican, n.o.s.4	12,200	5,465	6,730
Grenadian	12,185	5,895	6,295
Guyanese	61,085	28,565	32,520
Haitian	102,430	80,920	21,505
Jamaican	231,110	134,320	96,785
Kittitian/Nevisian	2,210	830	1,380
Martinican	895	140	750
Montserratan	815	315	495
Puerto Rican	2,020	310	1,705
St. Lucian	4,605	1,950	2,655
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	58,415	23,215	35,200
Vincentian/Grenadinian	10,140	4,715	5,425
West Indian	58,800	25,890	32,910
Caribbean, n.i.e.3	12,735	4,845	7,890
Aboriginal from Central/South America	12,870	1,485	11,380
Argentinian	13,975	3,100	10,875
Belizean	875	135	735
Bolivian	3,035	1,460	1,570
Brazilian	15,755	4,220	11,530
Chilean	38,180	19,215	18,960
Colombian	44,100	31,145	12,960
Costa Rican	3,445	1,515	1,930
Ecuadorian	16,485	10,350	6,135
Guatemalan	18,205	10,405	7,800
Hispanic	4,900	2,705	2,195
Honduran	5,845	3,330	2,515
Maya	4,620	940	3,685
Mexican	61,505	26,080	35,425
Nicaraguan	11,150	6,460	4,690
Panamanian	3,575	1,055	2,520
Paraguayan	1,995	290	1,705
Peruvian	25,970	13,360	12,610
Salvadorean	59,145	42,145	17,000
Uruguayan	4,550	1,490	3,065
Venezuelan	10,475	3,195	7,285
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.3	22,470	12,580	9,895
Austrian	194,255	27,060	167,195
Belgian	168,910	33,670	135,240
Dutch (Netherlands)	1,035,965	303,400	732,560
Flemish	12,430	2,170	10,255
Frisian	4,145	1,035	3,110
German	3,179,425	670,640	2,508,785
Luxembourger	3,225	530	2,695
Swiss	137,775	25,180	112,600
Finnish	131,040	30,195	100,850
Danish	200,035	33,770	166,265
Icelandic	88,875	9,950	78,925
Norwegian	432,515	44,790	387,725
Swedish	334,765	28,445	306,325
Scandinavian, n.i.e.3	36,140	4,700	31,440
Estonian	23,930	8,445	15,485
Latvian	27,870	7,720	20,150
Lithuanian	46,690	11,425	35,260
Byelorussian	10,505	2,620	7,885
Czech	98,090	23,570	74,520
Czechoslovakian	36,970	6,360	30,615
Slovak	64,145	20,970	43,180
Hungarian (Magyar)	315,510	88,685	226,820
Polish	984,565	269,375	715,190
Romanian	192,170	79,650	112,515
Russian	500,600	98,245	402,355
Ukrainian	1,209,085	300,590	908,495
Albanian	22,395	18,480	3,915
Bosnian	21,045	14,815	6,225
Bulgarian	27,255	16,480	10,775
Croatian	110,880	56,405	54,475
Cypriot	3,395	830	2,570
Greek	242,685	145,250	97,435
Italian	1,445,335	741,045	704,285
Kosovar	1,530	1,065	465
Macedonian	37,055	18,515	18,540
Maltese	37,120	13,085	24,035
Montenegrin	2,370	675	1,700
Portuguese	410,850	262,230	148,625
Serbian	72,690	46,035	26,650
Sicilian	4,360	800	3,565
Slovenian	35,935	15,160	20,775
Spanish	325,730	67,475	258,255
Yugoslav, n.i.e.3	65,305	21,095	44,200
Basque	4,975	715	4,260
Gypsy (Roma)	2,905	320	2,580
Jewish	315,120	134,045	181,070
Slav (European)	5,475	1,915	3,560
European, n.i.e.3	35,795	17,010	18,785
Afrikaner	1,865	350	1,510
Akan	660	470	185
Amhara	1,065	625	440
Angolan	2,155	1,060	1,095
Ashanti	1,550	1,180	370
Bantu	1,600	820	775
Black	61,430	32,510	28,910
Burundian	4,650	4,050	600
Cameroonian	4,440	3,540	895
Chadian	775	630	150
Congolese (Zairian)	8,685	7,050	1,640
Congolese, n.o.s.4	8,415	6,400	2,015
Dinka	495	330	170
East African	2,940	840	2,100
Eritrean	10,475	8,760	1,715
Ethiopian	23,400	18,865	4,535
Gabonese	790	440	350
Gambian	625	410	215
Ghanaian	23,225	18,610	4,615
Guinean, n.o.s.4	2,470	1,525	945
Harari	755	470	280
Ibo	715	490	225
Ivorian	2,045	1,220	820
Kenyan	4,955	2,315	2,635
Malagasy	1,505	730	775
Malian	1,370	610	760
Mauritian	4,860	1,590	3,270
Nigerian	19,515	13,615	5,900
Oromo	1,890	1,250	635
Peulh	985	540	450
Rwandan	5,670	4,385	1,280
Senegalese	3,160	1,735	1,425
Seychellois	905	500	405
Sierra Leonean	1,990	1,290	705
Somali	37,785	34,025	3,765
South African	25,855	5,710	20,145
Sudanese	12,640	9,995	2,640
Tanzanian	2,220	875	1,340
Tigrian	670	315	350
Togolese	1,750	840	915
Ugandan	3,315	2,025	1,290
Yoruba	3,310	2,120	1,190
Zambian	940	525	420
Zimbabwean	3,570	2,425	1,140
Zulu	625	215	410
African, n.i.e.3	138,750	52,745	86,005
Egyptian	54,875	33,225	21,655
Iraqi	29,955	22,055	7,900
Jordanian	6,905	4,250	2,655
Kuwaiti	1,575	900	675
Lebanese	165,150	103,855	61,295
Libyan	2,720	1,805	915
Algerian	28,065	19,750	8,315
Berber	14,630	9,370	5,255
Moroccan	44,630	28,105	16,520
Tunisian	9,520	6,095	3,430
Maghrebi, n.i.e.3	1,800	505	1,295
Palestinian	23,975	14,610	9,360
Saudi Arabian	2,735	1,490	1,240
Syrian	31,375	13,315	18,055
Yemeni	2,300	1,090	1,210
Arab, n.i.e.3	86,135	55,565	30,565
Afghan	48,090	41,590	6,500
Armenian	50,500	32,530	17,970
Assyrian	8,650	6,145	2,505
Azerbaijani	3,465	1,480	1,985
Georgian	2,200	695	1,505
Iranian	121,510	99,225	22,280
Israeli	10,755	2,520	8,235
Kurd	9,205	6,465	2,740
Pashtun	1,695	870	820
Tatar	2,300	580	1,715
Turk	43,695	23,355	20,340
West Asian, n.i.e.3	12,080	7,570	4,505
Bangladeshi	24,600	20,915	3,680
Bengali	12,130	9,460	2,675
East Indian	962,665	780,175	182,495
Goan	4,815	1,465	3,350
Gujarati	2,980	1,625	1,350
Kashmiri	1,680	700	980
Nepali	3,780	2,975	800
Pakistani	124,730	89,605	35,125
Punjabi	53,520	32,065	21,455
Sinhalese	5,820	3,770	2,050
Sri Lankan	103,625	79,515	24,105
Tamil	34,590	18,010	16,585
South Asian, n.i.e.3	60,895	48,815	12,080
Burmese	4,590	2,095	2,495
Cambodian	25,245	15,905	9,335
Chinese	1,346,510	1,135,365	211,145
Filipino	436,190	321,390	114,800
Hmong	820	530	290
Indonesian	14,320	3,225	11,095
Japanese	98,900	56,470	42,430
Khmer	1,185	665	520
Korean	146,550	137,790	8,755
Laotian	20,110	13,745	6,365
Malaysian	12,165	1,820	10,345
Mongolian	3,965	1,015	2,950
Singaporean	1,390	300	1,085
Taiwanese	17,705	11,950	5,750
Thai	10,015	4,210	5,810
Tibetan	4,275	3,750	525
Vietnamese	180,125	136,445	43,685
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.3	8,990	7,270	1,725
Asian, n.o.s.4	555	145	415
Australian	30,635	2,975	27,660
New Zealander	10,465	1,135	9,335
Fijian	12,560	6,240	6,320
Hawaiian	2,390	75	2,315
Maori	1,555	125	1,430
Polynesian	1,100	70	1,035
Samoan	560	45	515
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.3	775	145	625

Notes:

1. Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once in this table, as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example, a respondent who reported 'English and Scottish' would be included in the multiple responses for English and for Scottish.

2. This is a total population count. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

3. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

4. The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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