Where Did Windsor Locks and East Windsor'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 Windsor Locks, the predominant country of ancestry is Ireland, with 22.01 percent of residents having Irish roots.

In East Windsor, the predominant country of ancestry is Ireland, with 20.34 percent of residents having Irish roots.

Read more about Windsor Locks and East Windsor’s ancestry breakdown and state trends in ancestry at Trend CT

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