Over 500 people responded to our March 2023. Here is a summary of the responses.
Respondents were asked to list ALL countries or regions they have ancestors from, however far back. Generally this does not include the country they currently live in, with the exception of those with indigenous (Aboriginal) Australian ancestry.
Our polls are open to anyone, but most of our respondents will be Australians. Further they are mainly those actively involved in family history research, so won’t altogether represent the general population.
By broad region
British Isles – 96%
Europe including Nordic – 52%
Europe excluding Nordic – 43%
Nordic – 20%
North America – 15%
Africa (all) – 5.0%
Asia, Pacific, India – 4.3%
By country
England – 90%
Ireland – 76%
Scotland – 69%
Wales – 31%
Germany – 26%
France – 14%
US – 11%
New Zealand – 11%
Norway – 9.3%
Australia (indigenous) – 8.9%
Canada – 8.9%
Denmark – 7.8%
Sweden – 7.4%
Poland – 5.0%
Italy – 4.1%
Netherlands – 3.7%
South Africa – 3.5%
Baltic/Russia – 3.1%
Switzerland – 2.6%
Finland – 2.4%
India – 2.2%
Greece – 2.0%
West Indies – 1.9%
Malta – 1.1%
Middle East – 1.1%
Portugal – 1.1%
Austria – 0.9%
Belgium – 0.6%
Fiji – 0.6%
Other countries mentioned (1 or 2 responses)
Armenia
Bulgaria
Channel Islands
China
Croatia
Dalmatia
Estonia
Georgia
Japan
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Mauritius
New Guinea
Prussia
Russia
Seychelles and Reunion Islands
South America
Sri Lanka
Syria
Turkey
