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Exploring the US Census
Eugene Turner, California State University, Northridge

Appendix K-F: California PUMAs Ancestry Codes

© The Author, 1998; Last Modified 19 August 1998
This section contains a modified code list for ancestry categories for the PUMS.  Some categories have been grouped. Each person enumerated in the census had the opportunity to enter two distinct ancestry identities which indicated his or her ethnic origin.  Each entry received one of the unique three-digit codes listed below.  All codes are listed below.  However, not all ancestry entries are listed.  The ancestry codes can be aggregated to create commonly recognized national groupings.  For example, the code for Walloon has been collapsed with other "Belgian" entries to form a national grouping representative of an area in Europe.  National groupings can also be collapsed to represent continental areas.  For example, Belgium can be added to France and other European clusters to form a representation of that continent.  "n.e.c." is the abbreviation for not elsewhere classified. - U.S. Census


Code                    Ancestry

001-099        WESTERN EUROPE (EXCEPT SPAIN)

001            ALSATIAN
001            Alsace Lorraine

002            ANDORRAN
002            Andorra

003            AUSTRIAN
003            Austria

004            TIROL
004            Tirolean

004            Tirolese

004            Tyrol

004            Tyrolean

004            Tyrolese

005            BASQUE
005            Euskalduna

005            Euzkadi

006            FRENCH BASQUE
006            Basque French

007            SPANISH BASQUE
007            Basque Spanish

007            Vasca

007            Vasco

008            BELGIAN

008            Belgium

009            Flemish

009            Flamand

009            Flanders

009            Fleming

009            Vlamand

010            Walloon

011            BRITISH
011            Britain

011            Briton

011            G B

011            GB

011            Great Britain

011            U K

011            UK

011            United Kingdom

012            British Isles

013            Channel Islander

013            Guernsey Islander

013            Jersey Islander

014            Gibraltan

014            Gibraltar

015            CORNISH

015            Cornishman

015            Cornwall

016            CORSICAN
016            Corse

016            Corsica

016            Corsu

017            CYPRIOT
017            Cyprian

017            Cypriote

017            Cyprus

018            GREEK CYPRIOTE
018            Cypriote Greek

019            TURKISH CYPRIOTE
019            Cypriote Turk

020            DANISH
020            Dane

020            Denmark

021            DUTCH
021            Amsterdam

021            Dutchman

021            Holland

021            Hollander

021            Netherlander

021            Netherlandian

021            Netherlandic

021            Netherlands

022            ENGLISH
022            Anglican

022            England

022            Mayflower

023            FAEROE ISLANDER
023            Faeroe Islands

023            Faeroes

023            Faroe Islands

024            FINNISH
024            Finland

024            Finn

025            Karelian

026            FRENCH
026            France

026            Franco

026            Gascon

026            Guienne

026            Guyenne

026            Hugenot

026            Norman

026            Normandy

026            Wallis Islander

027            Lorrainian

027            Lorraine

028            BRETON
028            Breizh

028            Bretagne

028            Brittany

029            FRISIAN
029            Friesian

029            Friesian Islands

029            Friesland

029            North Friesland

030            FRIULIAN
030            Friulan

030            Friuli

030            Friulia

030            Furlan

030            Furland

031            Ladin

031            Ladini

032            GERMAN
032            Germany

034            Berliner

035            Hamburger

036            Hannover

036            Hanover

037            Hessian

038            Lubecker

039            Pomeranian

039            Pommern

042            Sudetenlander

042            Sudeten

042            Sudetes

043            Westphalian

043            Westfalen

044            East German

045            West German

045            Palatinate

045            Rhineland

033            BAVARIAN
033            Bavaria

040            PRUSSIAN

041            SAXON
041            Sachsen

041            Saxony

045            GREEK
046            Greece

047            Cretan

047            Crete

048            Cycladic Islander

048            Cyclades

048            Dodecanese Islander

048            Peloponnesian

049            ICELANDER
049            Iceland

049            Icelandic

050            IRISH
050            Black Irish

050            Clare

050            Cork

050            Donegal

050            Dublin

050            Dubliner

050            Eire

050            Erin

050            Galway

050            Ireland

050            Irish Free State

050            Kerry

050            Kildare

050            Kilkenny

050            Laoighis

050            Leitrim

050            Leix

050            Limerick

050            Longford

050            Louth

050            Mayo

050            Meath

050            Monagham

050            Offaly

050            Roscommon

050            Sligo

050            Tipperary

050            Waterford

050            Westmeath

050            Wexford

050            Wicklow

051            ITALIAN
051            Istria

051            Italo

051            Italy

052            Trieste

053            Abruzzi

054            Apulian

054            Apulia

055            Basilicata

055            Lucania

056            Calabrian

056            Calabria

057            Amalfian

057            Amalfi

057            Amalfitani

057            Campania

057            Campanian

058            Emilia Romagna

059            Rome

059            Lazio

059            Vatican City

060            Ligurian

060            Liguria

061            Lombardian

061            Lombard

061            Lombardy

062            Marche

062            Marches

063            Molise

064            Neapolitan

064            Naples

065            Piedmontese

065            Piedmont

066            Puglia

067            Sardinian

067            Sardegna

069            Toscana

069            Tuscan

069            Tuscany

070            Trentino

071            Umbrian

071            Umbria

072            Valle Daosta

073            Venetian

073            Venice

073            Veneto

073            Venezia

073            Venezia Giulia

074            San Marino

074            Venice

 

068            SICILIAN
068            Sicily

075            LAPP
075            Lapland

075            Laplander

075            Lappish

075            Samelat

076            LIECHTENSTEINER
076            Liechtennstein

076            Liechtenstein

077            LUXEMBURGER
077            Luxembourg

077            Luxembourgeois

077            Luxembourger

077            Luxemburg

078            MALTESE
078            Gozo

078            Malta

079            MANX
079            Isle of Man

079            Manx Islander

080            MONEGASQUE
080            Monacan

080            Monaco

081            NORTHERN IRELANDER
081            Antrim

081            Armagh

081            Derry

081            Down

081            Fermanagh

081            Londonderry

081            Northern Ireland

081            Orangeman

081            Tyrone

081            Ulster

081            Ulsterite

081            Ulsterman

082            NORWEGIAN
082            Jan Meyen Islander

082            Norse

082            Norsk

082            Norway

082            Spitsbergen

082            Svalbard Islander

083            OCCITAN
083            Occitanie

083            Provencal

083            Provence

084            PORTUGUESE
084            Lusitania

084            Lusitanian

084            Luso

084            Portugal

085            AZOREAN
085            Azores Islander

085            Azorian

086            Madeiran

086            Madeira Islander

087            SCOTCH IRISH
087            Scot Irish

088            SCOTTISH
088            Orkney Islander

088            Pict

088            Pictish

088            Scot

088            Scotch

088            Scotland

088            Scots

088            Scottie

088            Shetland

088            Shetland Islander

089            SWEDISH
089            Swede

089            Sweden

090            Aland Islander

091            SWISS
091            Switzerland

092            Suisse

093            Switzer

093            Schweiz

095            Romansch

095            Romansh

096            Suisse Romane

096            Ticino

097            WELSH
097            Wales

097            Welch

 

098            SCANDINAVIAN
098            Nordic

098            Scandinavia

099            CELTIC
099            Celt

099            Celtish

100-180        EASTERN EUROPE AND SOVIET UNION

100            ALBANIAN
100            Albania

100            Arberesh

100            Geg

100            Gheg

100            Italo Albanian

100            Kossovo

100            Tosc

100            Tosk

101            AZERBAIJANI
101            Adjerbaijani

101            Aderbaijaniah

101            Azerbaidzhan

101            Azeri

101            Azeris

02             BELOURUSSIAN
102            Bielorus

102            Byelorussian

103            BULGARIAN
103            Bulgar

103            Bulgaria

103            Bulgaro Macedonian

103            Eastern Rumelian

104            CARPATHO RUSYN
104            Carpatho Rus

104            Carpatho Russian

104            Carpatho Ruthenian

105            Carpathian

105            Carpatho

106            RUSYN
106            Rus

106            Rusin

106            Rusnak

107            RUTHENIAN
107            Ruthenia

108            COSSACK
108            Don Cossack

108            Orenburg Cossack

108            Terek Cossack

108            Ural Cossack

109            CROATIAN
109            Croat

109            Croatia

109            Dalmatian

109            Zadar

109            Zara

111            CZECH
111            Chech

111            Chekh

112            Bohemian

113            Moravian

114            CZECHOSLOVAKIAN
114            Czechoslovak

114            Czechoslovakia

114            Tczechoslovakia

114            Tczechoslovakian

115            ESTONIAN
115            Estonia

116            Livonian

116            Liv

117            FINNO UGRIAN
117            Komi

117            Mari

117            Udmurt

118            Mordovian

118            Mordva

118            Mordvin

119            Voytak

120            GRUZIIA
120            Gruzinets

122            GERMAN FROM RUSSIA
123            Volga

123            Black Sea German

123            Volga German

123            Volhynian German

124            ROM
124            Boyash

124            Cali

124            Churara

124            Dom

124            Gitanos

124            Gypsy

124            Kalderash

124            Lowrara

124            Luri

124            Machwaya

124            Manouche

124            Melungeon

124            Nat

124            Romani

124            Romany

124            Rommany

124            Romnichal

124            Senti

124            Xoraxaya

125            HUNGARIAN
125            Hungary

125            Szekler

126            Magyar

127            KALMYK
127            Kalmuck

128            LATVIAN
128            Latvi

128            Latvia

128            Lett

128            Lettish

129            LITHUANIAN
129            Jmoud

129            Lithuania

130            MACEDONIAN
130            Macedonia

130            Slavophone

131            MONTENEGRIN
131            Montenegrin

131            Orna Gora

132            NORTH CAUCASIAN
132            Abkhazian

132            Adyge

132            Avar

132            Caucasus Mountains

132            Chechen

132            Dagestan

132            Dagestani

132            Daghestan

132            Darghinian

132            Gortsy

132            Ingush

132            Kabardinian

132            Lezghian

132            Tavlintsy

133            North Caucasian Turkic

133            Adzharian

133            Balkar

133            Cherkess

133            Circassian

133            Karacay

133            Karachay

133            Kumyk

140            Ossetian

142            POLISH
142            Gorali

142            Masurian

142            Poland

142            Pole

142            Polonia

142            Polska

143            Kashubian

143            Kashube

144            ROMANIAN
144            Roman

144            Romania

144            Roumanian

144            Rumanian

144            Transylvanian

144            Transylvania

145            Bessarabian

145            Dobruja

146            Moldavian

147            Wallachian

147            Vlach

148            RUSSIAN

148            Black Russian

148            Great Russian

148            Rossiya

148            Russia

148            Red Russian

150            Muscovite

150            Moscow

150            Moskva

152            SERBIAN
152            Serb

153            SLOVAK
153            Slovakian

153            Slovjak

154            SLOVENE
154            Slovenc

154            Slovenian

154            Slovenski

155            Sorbian/Wend

155            Lusatia

155            Lusatian Serb

155            Lusatian Sorb

155            Sorb

155            Sorbian

155            Wend

155            Wenden

155            Wendish

156            SOVIET TURKIC
157            Bashkir

158            Chuvash

158            Chevash

159            Gagauz

160            Mesknetian

161            Tuvinian

161            Tuva

163            Yakut

164            SOVIET UNION N.E.C.
164            U S S R

164            Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

164            USSR

165            TATAR
165            Crimean

165            Crimean Tatar

165            Kazan Tatar

165            Nogay Tatar

165            Volga Tatar

167            Soviet Central Asia

167            Kuril Islander

167            Kurile Islander

167            Kurilian

167            Saghalien

167            Sakhalin Islander

167            Siber

167            Siberian

167            Tadjik

167            Tadzhik

167            Tadzik

167            Tajik

168            TURKESTANI
168            Karakalpak

168            Kazak

168            Kazakh

168            Kirghiz

168            Kirgiz

168            Turcoman

168            Turkmen

168            Turkmenian

168            Turkmenistan

168            Turkoman

168            Turkomen

168            Turkuman

168            Uiger

168            Uigur

168            Uygur

169            Uzebeg

169            Usbeg

169            Usbek

169            Uzbek

171            UKRAINIAN
171            Little Russian

171            Malo Russian

171            Ukraine

172            Lemko

172            Lemkian

173            Bioko

173            Boyko

174            Husel

175            WINDISH
175            Prekmurje

175            Vind

175            Wind

175            Windisch

176            YUGOSLAVIAN
176            Yugoslavia

176            Yugoslav

176            Yugoslavia

177            Herzegovinian

177            Bosanci

177            Bosnian

177            Bosnjaci

177            Bosnjak

177            Hercegovinian

178            SLAVIC
178            Koakslav

178            Slav

178            Slavish

178            Slavonic

179            Slavonian

181-199        EUROPE N.E.C.

181            CENTRAL EUROPEAN
181            Central Europe

181            Middle European

183            NORTHERN EUROPEAN
183            North Europe

185            SOUTHERN EUROPEAN
185            South Europe

187            WESTERN EUROPEAN
187            West Europe

190            EASTERN EUROPEAN
190            Byzantine

190            East Europe

191            BUCOVINA
191            Bukovina

193            SILESIAN
193            Silesia

195            EUROPEAN
195            Euro-White

195            Europe

196            GALICIAN
196            Galicia

200-299        HISPANIC CATEGORIES (WITH SPAIN)

200            SPANIARD
200            Espana

200            Espanol

200            Espanola

200            Iberan

200            Iberian

200            Ibero

200            Spain

201            Andalusian

202            Asturian

203            Castillian

203            Castellana

203            Castellano

203            Castile

203            Castllian

204            CATALONIAN
204            Catalan

204            Catalana

204            Catalonia

205            Balearic Islander

205            Majorca

205            Majorcan

205            Mallorca

205            Mallorcan

205            Mallorquin

205            Mallorquina

206            Gallego

206            Gallega

207            Valencian

207            Valenciana

207            Valenciano

208            Canarian

208            Canaria

208            Canario

208            Canary Islander

210            MEXICAN
210            Mex

211            Mexican American

211            Mex Am

211            Mex American

211            Mexam

211            Mexican Am

211            Mexican Amer

211            Mexican USA

211            Mexicanam

212            Mexicano

212            Mexicana

213            Chicano

213            Chicana

214            La Raza

218            Mexican State

218            Aguascalientes

218            Baja California

218            Campeche

218            Chiapas

218            Chihuahua

218            Coahuila

218            Colima

218            Distrito Federal

218            Durango

218            Guanajuato

218            Guerrero

218            Hidalgo

218            Jalisco

218            Mexico

218            Michoacan

218            Morelos

218            Nayarit

218            Nuevo Leon

218            Oaxaca

218            Puebla

218            Querataro

218            San Luis Potosi

218            Sinaola

218            Sonora

218            Tobasco

218            Tamaulipas

218            Tlaxcala

218            Tlaxkala

218            Vera Cruz

218            Veracruz

218            Yucatan

218            Zacatecas

221            COSTA RICAN
221            Costa Rica

221            Costarricense

221            Costarriquena

221            Costarriqueno

222            GUATEMALAN
222            Guatemala

222            Guatamalteca

222            Guatemalteco

223            HONDURAN
223            Honduras

223            Hondurena

223            Hondureno

224            NICARAGUAN
224            Nicaragua

224            Nicaraguena

224            Nicaragueno

224            Nicaraguense

225            PANAMANIAN
225            Panama

225            Panamena

225            Panameno

226            SALVADORAN
226            El Salvador

226            El Salvadorean

226            El Salvadorian

226            Salvador

226            Salvadorean

226            Salvadorena

226            Salvadoreno

226            Salvadorian

227            CENTRAL AMERICAN
227            America Central

227            Central America

227            Centroamericana

227            Centroamericano

229            CANAL ZONE
229            Zonian

231            ARGENTINEAN
231            Argentina

231            Argentine

231            Argentinian

231            Argebtino

232            BOLIVIAN
232            Bolivia

232            Boliviana

232            Boliviano

233            CHILEAN
233            Chile

233            Chilena

233            Chileno

234            COLOMBIAN
234            Antiochio

234            Colombia

234            Colombiana

234            Colombiano

235            ECUADORIAN
235            Ecuador

235            Ecuadoran

235            Ecuatoriana

235            Ecuatoriano

235            Galapagos Islander

236            PARAGUAYAN
236            Paraguay

236            Paraguaya

236            Paraguayana

236            Paraguayano

236            Paraguayo

237            PERUVIAN
237            Peru

237            Peruana

237            Peruano

238            URUGUAYAN
238            Uruguay

238            Uruguaya

238            Uruguayo

239            VENEZUELAN
239            Venezolana

239            Venezolano

239            Venezuela

248            CRIOLLO
248            Criolla

249            SOUTH AMERICAN
249            America Del Sur

249            South America

249            Sudamerica

249            Sudamericana

249            Sudamericano

250            LATIN AMERICAN
250            American Latina

250            Latinoamericana

250            Latinoamericano

251            Latin

252            Latino

252            Latina

261            PUERTO RICAN
261            Boricua

261            Borinquena

261            Borinqueno

261            New York Puerto Rican

261            P R

261            PR

261            Puerto Rico

261            Puertorriquena

261            Puertorriqueno

271            CUBAN
271            Cuba

271            Cubana

271            Cubano

271            Guajira

271            Guajiro

275            DOMINICAN
275            D R

275            Dominican Republic

275            Dominicana