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{{short description|Americans of Breton birth or descent}}
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|group = Breton Americans<br>''Américains Bretons''<br>''Amerikanoù Brezhonek''
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|pop = '''338'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ancestry/ancestry_q_by_DAC_2000.xls|format=XLS|title=Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000|work=U.S. Census Bureau|date=January 22, 2007|accessdate=March 26, 2016}}</ref>
|pop = '''338'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ancestry/ancestry_q_by_DAC_2000.xls|format=XLS|title=Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000|work=U.S. Census Bureau|date=January 22, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref>
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|langs = [[American English]]{{·}}[[French language|French]]{{·}}[[Breton language|Breton]]
|langs = [[American English]]{{·}}[[French language in the United States|French]]{{·}}[[Breton language|Breton]]
|rels = Predominantly [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] [[Protestantism]]
|rels = Predominantly [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], [[Protestantism]]
|related = [[Cornish Americans]]{{·}}[[Irish Americans]]{{·}}[[Manx Americans]]{{·}}[[Scottish Americans]]{{·}}[[Scotch-Irish Americans]]{{·}}[[Welsh Americans]]{{·}}other [[Modern celts|Celtic ]] Americans
|related = [[Cornish Americans]]{{·}}[[English Americans]]{{·}}[[Welsh Americans]] {{·}}[[Irish Americans]]{{·}}[[Manx Americans]]{{·}}[[Scottish Americans]]{{·}}[[Scotch-Irish Americans]]{{·}}other [[Modern celts|Celtic]] Americans{{·}}[[French Americans]]
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{{French people}}

'''Breton Americans''' are [[Americans]] of [[Breton people|Breton]] descent from [[Brittany]]. An estimated 100,000 Bretons emigrated from Brittany to the United States between 1880 and 1980.<ref name=lem>{{cite news |first=Isabelle |last=Rey-Lefebvre |title=La success story méconnue des Bretons d’Amérique |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2022/06/21/tout-etait-possible-et-facile-il-suffisait-d-avoir-du-culot-la-success-story-meconnue-des-bretons-d-amerique_6131328_3224.html |work=[[Le Monde]] |publisher= |date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621055908/https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2022/06/21/tout-etait-possible-et-facile-il-suffisait-d-avoir-du-culot-la-success-story-meconnue-des-bretons-d-amerique_6131328_3224.html |archive-date=2022-06-21 |url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Breton Americans''' are [[Americans]] of [[Breton people|Breton]] descent from [[Brittany]].


==History==
==History==
A large wave of Breton immigrants arrived in the [[New York City]] area during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Flint Marx|title=Filling a Hole on the Block, With Cream|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/nyregion/at-cannelle-patisserie-serving-a-wide-mix-of-cultures.html?_r=0 |work=[[New York Times]]|date=April 5, 2012|accessdate=July 4, 2015}}</ref> Many settled in the [[East Elmhurst, Queens|East Elmhurst]] neighborhood of [[Queens]].<ref name=nytimes/>
A large wave of Breton immigrants arrived in the [[New York City]] area during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Flint Marx|title=Filling a Hole on the Block, With Cream|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/nyregion/at-cannelle-patisserie-serving-a-wide-mix-of-cultures.html?_r=0 |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 5, 2012|access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> Many settled in the [[East Elmhurst, Queens|East Elmhurst]] neighborhood of [[Queens]].<ref name=nytimes/> However, more than 10,000 Bretons left their native land to emigrate to New York.<ref>https://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/bretons-d-amerique-gangs-of-new-york-26-02-2018-11867230.php</ref>


There is also a Breton soccer team in Queens.
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==Notable Breton-Americans==

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{{Portal|United States|Brittany}}
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==Notable people==
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*[[Jack Kerouac]]
{{Americans}}
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*[[Sylvester Stallone]]
*[[John James Audubon]]
*[[John James Audubon]]
*[[Charles Guillou]]
*[[Celine Dion]]
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*[[Jackie Stallone]]
*[[René Galand]]
*[[René Galand]]
*[[Charles Guillou]]
*[[Youenn Gwernig]]
*[[Youenn Gwernig]]
*[[Paol Keineg]]
*[[Paol Keineg]]
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*[[Jack Kerouac]]
*[[Yann LeCun]]
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*[[Jackie Stallone]]
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*[[Sylvester Stallone]]
*[[Tina Weymouth]]
*[[Tina Weymouth]]


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Portal|United States|France}}
*[[Breton soccer teams in New York]]
*[[Breton soccer teams in New York]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.breizh-amerika.com/ Breizh Amerika]


{{European American}}
{{European American}}


[[Category:American people of Breton descent|*]]
[[Category:American people of Breton descent|*]]
[[Category:Breton American| ]]
[[Category:Breton diaspora in the United States| ]]
[[Category:French American]]
[[Category:French diaspora in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 04:00, 11 May 2024

Breton Americans
Américains Bretons
Amerikanoù Brezhonek
Total population
338[1]
Languages
American English · French · Breton
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Cornish Americans · English Americans · Welsh Americans  · Irish Americans · Manx Americans · Scottish Americans · Scotch-Irish Americans · other Celtic Americans · French Americans
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Breton Americans are Americans of Breton descent from Brittany. An estimated 100,000 Bretons emigrated from Brittany to the United States between 1880 and 1980.[2]

History[edit]

A large wave of Breton immigrants arrived in the New York City area during the 1950s and 1960s.[3] Many settled in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens.[3] However, more than 10,000 Bretons left their native land to emigrate to New York.[4]

There is also a Breton soccer team in Queens.

Notable people[edit]

Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity or nationality
  • John James Audubon
  • Celine Dion
  • René Galand
  • Charles Guillou
  • Youenn Gwernig
  • Paol Keineg
  • Jack Kerouac
  • Yann LeCun
  • Jackie Stallone
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Tina Weymouth

    • See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000" (XLS). U.S. Census Bureau. January 22, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
    2. ^ Rey-Lefebvre, Isabelle (2022-06-21). "La success story méconnue des Bretons d'Amérique". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
    3. ^ a b Flint Marx, Rebecca (April 5, 2012). "Filling a Hole on the Block, With Cream". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
    4. ^ https://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/bretons-d-amerique-gangs-of-new-york-26-02-2018-11867230.php

    External links[edit]

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