kids encyclopedia robot

French American facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
French Americans
Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette.jpg
JonFavreauTXMarch09.jpg
J S Copley - Paul Revere.jpg
Julia Louis-Dreyfus in 2007.jpg
Kate Chopin.jpg
Zooey Deschanel 2009.jpg
Kerouac by Palumbo.jpg
Matt LeBlanc, Arqiva British Academy Television Awards, 2013 (tone crop).jpg
Claudette colbert.jpg
Mrs Kennedy in the Diplomatic Reception Room cropped.jpg
Pgt beauregard.jpg
Jolie.jpg
Brett Favre - October 24, 2010.jpg
Rene Gagnon.jpg
Rene Gagnon
WilliamCDurant.jpg
Madonna, Rotterdam, 26-8-1987.jpg
Eleuthère Irénée du Pont.png
Jack LaLanne 1961 portrait.JPG
Pere Marquette closup.JPG
Louis Chevrolet in 1914.jpg
Alexander Gould (cropped).jpeg
Total population
(11,804,485
3.8% of the U.S. population (2010))
Regions with significant populations
Predominantly in New England, the Midwest and Louisiana
Languages
English (American English dialects)
French (Cajun•Acadian•CanadianMissouri•New England French)
Religion
47% Roman Catholic, 39% Protestant, 3% Christian – unspecified; 12% other (including deists, Raelians)
Related ethnic groups
French people, French Canadian, Québécois, Cajuns, Acadians, French Haitian

French Americans (French: Américain français), also called Franco-Americans (French: Franco-Américain) are Americans who identify themselves to be of French or French Canadian descent. About 11.8 million U.S. residents are of French or French Canadian descent. About 2 million speak French at home. An additional 750,000 U.S. residents speak a French-based creole language, according to the 2011 census.

Americans of French descent make up a substantial percentage of the American population. However French Americans are less visible than other similarly sized ethnic groups. This is due in part to the high degree of assimilation among Huguenot (French Protestant) settlers. Also, there is a tendency of French American groups to identify more strongly with "New World" regional identities. These include Québécois, French Canadian, Acadian, Cajun, or Louisiana Creole. This has prevented the development of a wider French American identity.

  • Dave Martucci, Franco-American flags, in Flags of the World



Images for kids

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Inmigración francesa en los Estados Unidos para niños

kids search engine
French American Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.