Ancestry in the Town of Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Norfolk County and the Town of Cohasset
Town of Cohasset
Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%40%CountIrishUnclassified1EnglishGermanItalianScottishOther2AmericanFrenchSwedishFrench CanadianPolishDutchHungarianLithuanianScotch-IrishNorthern EuropeanRussianPortugueseWelsh41.738817%28.307278%41.738817%41.7%3,47115.716691%11.846046%15.716691%15.7%1,30713.961039%9.349583%13.961039%14.0%1,16113.684464%6.363984%13.684464%13.7%1,1388.742184%13.887949%8.742184%8.7%7276.000481%2.356565%6.000481%6.0%4995.627706%21.506818%5.627706%5.6%4685.002405%4.522018%5.002405%5.0%4163.787879%3.509747%3.787879%3.8%3153.751804%1.670963%3.751804%3.8%3123.354978%2.481272%3.354978%3.4%2792.982203%3.926981%2.982203%3.0%2481.815777%0.578978%1.815777%1.8%1511.599327%0.345911%1.599327%1.6%1331.443001%0.808573%1.443001%1.4%1201.382876%0.748244%1.382876%1.4%1151.166426%0.151182%1.166426%1.2%971.094276%2.660666%1.094276%1.1%910.793651%1.754729%0.793651%0.8%660.781626%0.352421%0.781626%0.8%65

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Norfolk County and the Town of Cohasset
Town of Cohasset
Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Central AmericanCosta RicanMexicanDominican43.750000%12.894222%43.750000%43.8%210.253%0.25%43.750000%0.801131%43.750000%43.8%210.253%0.25%31.250000%9.475821%31.250000%31.3%150.180%0.18%25.000000%11.360835%25.000000%25.0%120.144%0.14%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Norfolk County and the Town of Cohasset
Town of Cohasset
Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%Count%IndianChinese74.242424%18.194396%74.242424%74.2%490.589%0.59%25.757576%49.953880%25.757576%25.8%170.204%0.20%

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Cohasset to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cohasset. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Cohasset, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Cohasset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Cohasset School DistrictCohasset423100Tract 423100Town of CohassetCohassetBraintree TownWeymouth TownTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of PlymouthPlymouthFranklin TownTown of BillericaBillericaMelroseTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordNorfolk CountyNorfolkWoburnTown of SaugusSaugusTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of DerryBeverlyTown of SalemQuincyTown of DracutDracutSalemPeabodyTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NeedhamNeedhamMedfordTown of StoughtonStoughtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of NatickNatickTown of WellesleyWellesleyGloucesterDoverMassachusettsHaverhillTown of ArlingtonArlingtonWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughRochesterSomervilleMethuen TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamLowellNewtonNortheastMaldenBostonLynnBrocktonTown of LexingtonLexingtonEverettTown of BrooklineBrooklineCambridgeTown of RandolphRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChelseaLawrence41.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47140.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k235.071335%35.071335%35.1%10,17710.2k332.829679%32.829679%32.8%9,973432.482479%32.482479%32.5%18,91018.9k531.326621%31.326621%31.3%10,29810.3k630.344795%30.344795%30.3%12,81412.8k729.650556%29.650556%29.7%8,239828.530912%28.530912%28.5%9,959928.307278%28.307278%28.3%195,665196k28.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k1026.986642%26.986642%27.0%7,4951126.985356%26.985356%27.0%8,0161226.492257%26.492257%26.5%8,8101326.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k1426.316701%26.316701%26.3%7,5951526.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k1625.704590%25.704590%25.7%7,9531724.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1824.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1923.667877%23.667877%23.7%8,2752022.912454%22.912454%22.9%6,9122122.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k2222.303609%22.303609%22.3%6,3032322.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M22.193020%22.193020%22.2%7,8532422.051956%22.051956%22.1%6,3752521.799905%21.799905%21.8%6,4412621.508943%21.508943%21.5%6,6142721.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2820.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992919.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4853019.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k3118.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2713217.955544%17.955544%18.0%5,3963317.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k3417.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6023516.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k3616.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3715.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k3815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.758282%14.758282%14.8%8,9633914.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k4013.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k4113.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k4213.259048%13.259048%13.3%4,3674312.944708%12.944708%12.9%5,7784412.825279%12.825279%12.8%7,5904512.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k4611.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,7234710.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,8184810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M6.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,411494.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,70850

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Cohasset to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cohasset. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Cohasset, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Cohasset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Cohasset School DistrictCohasset423100Tract 423100Town of CohassetCohassetBraintree TownWeymouth TownTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of BillericaBillericaTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordNorfolk CountyNorfolkWoburnBeverlyQuincyAttleboroBarnstable TownSalemPeabodyPittsfieldTown of AndoverAndoverWestfieldMedfordBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTauntonMassachusettsHaverhillTown of ArlingtonArlingtonWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughSomervilleMethuen TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of FraminghamFraminghamFitchburgLowellChicopeeNewtonLeominsterNortheastMaldenWorcesterTown of DartmouthDartmouthBostonLynnBrocktonHolyokeEverettTown of BrooklineBrooklineCambridgeFall RiverTown of RandolphRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldNew BedfordChelseaLawrence41.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47140.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k232.482479%32.482479%32.5%18,91018.9k330.344795%30.344795%30.3%12,81412.8k428.530912%28.530912%28.5%9,959528.307278%28.307278%28.3%195,665196k28.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k626.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k726.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k826.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k925.870826%25.870826%25.9%11,51211.5k1024.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1124.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1223.785295%23.785295%23.8%10,37810.4k1323.667877%23.667877%23.7%8,2751422.718507%22.718507%22.7%9,4251522.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k1622.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M22.193020%22.193020%22.2%7,8531722.066641%22.066641%22.1%8,0531821.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k1921.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2020.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992119.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4852219.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k2318.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2712417.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k2517.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6022616.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,5222716.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k2816.344799%16.344799%16.3%6,6102916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3015.570410%15.570410%15.6%8,7353115.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k3215.264865%15.264865%15.3%6,3053315.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.758282%14.758282%14.8%8,9633414.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k3514.168717%14.168717%14.2%4,8963614.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k3713.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k3813.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k3913.440914%13.440914%13.4%5,4144012.944708%12.944708%12.9%5,7784112.825279%12.825279%12.8%7,5904212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k4311.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k4411.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,7234510.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,8184610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k478.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048486.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,411494.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,70850

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Cohasset to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cohasset. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Cohasset, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Cohasset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Cohasset School DistrictCohasset423100Tract 423100Town of CohassetCohassetNorfolk CountyNorfolkQuincyToms River TownshipToms RivTown of SmithtownSmithtownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenMassachusettsManchesterTown of Oyster BayOyster BayNew EnglandTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonPittsburghLowellTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson41.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47128.307278%28.307278%28.3%195,665196k26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k224.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k322.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k421.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k619.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k717.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k916.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1215.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Cohasset to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cohasset. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Cohasset, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Cohasset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Cohasset School DistrictCohasset423100Tract 423100Town of CohassetCohassetNorfolk CountyNorfolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami41.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47141.738817%41.738817%41.7%3,47128.307278%28.307278%28.3%195,665196k22.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k211.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Cohasset. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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