Where Did Wallingford's Ancestors Come From?

Written by Feroze Dhanoa

Italy is the predominant country of ancestry in Connecticut, according to an analysis of the American Community Survey by the Connecticut Mirror and TrendCT.

According to the analysis, 18.8 percent of Connecticut residents say their ancestors arrived from Italy, followed closely by Ireland with 16 percent of residents having Irish roots. Germany and English are a distant third and fourth.

In Wallingford, the predominant country of ancestry is Italy, with 28.65 percent of residents having Italian roots.

Read more about Wallingford’s ancestry breakdown and state trends in ancestry at Trend CT

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