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{{short description|Americans of Breton birth or descent}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Breton Americans<br>''Américains bretons''
|group = Breton Americans<br>''Américains Bretons''<br>''Amerikanoù Brezhonek''
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|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|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]]{{·}}[[Welsh Americans]] {{·}}[[Irish Americans]]{{·}}[[Manx Americans]]{{·}}[[Scottish Americans]]{{·}}[[Scotch-Irish 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=https://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/>However, more than 10,000 Bretons[https://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/bretons-d-amerique-gangs-of-new-york-26-02-2018-11867230.php] left their native land to emigrate to New York. They integrated very easily because their heritage is similar to that of the Irish but are still very attached to their homeland.
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 soccer team in Queens.
There is also a Breton soccer team in Queens.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
{{Americans}}
{{Americans}}
⚫
{{Portal|United States}}
*[[John James Audubon]]
*[[John James Audubon]]
*[[Celine Dion]]
*[[Celine Dion]]
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*[[Paol Keineg]]
*[[Paol Keineg]]
*[[Jack Kerouac]]
*[[Jack Kerouac]]
*[[Yann LeCun]]
*[[Charles Kergaravat]], founder of [[BreizhAmerika]]
*[[Jackie Stallone]]
*[[Jackie Stallone]]
*[[Sylvester Stallone]]
*[[Sylvester Stallone]]
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==See also==
==See also==
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{{Portal|United States|France}}
*[[Breton soccer teams in New York]]
*[[Breton soccer teams in New York]]


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