Swiss American
Switzerland Americans (Swiss Americans) are Americans with Swiss origin, including those whose ancestors Swiss German , Swiss French , Swiss Italian and Romansh languages.
history
The first known Swiss in what is now known as the United States was Theobald (Diebold) von Erlach (1541–1565). The history of the Amish Church began with a split between Anabaptists from Switzerland and Alsace , led by Jakob Ammann from Erlenbach in the Simmental .
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, numerous Swiss farmers emigrated to Russia or the USA .
Before 1820, an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Swiss lived in British North America . Many of them settled in what is now Pennsylvania or North and South Carolina . As many Swiss immigrants again by 1860; these settled mainly in Ohio , Indiana , Illinois and Wisconsin . 50,000 more were added between 1860 and 1880, around 82,000 between 1881 and 1890 and another estimated 90,000 over the next three decades .
Swiss settlements such as Highland (Illinois) , New Glarus (Wisconsin) , Gruetli (Tennessee) grew rapidly, as many Swiss rural settlements in the Midwest and along the Pacific coast, where especially people from Italian-speaking Switzerland built vineyards in California , or settled in (industrial) cities like New York City , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Chicago , St. Louis or San Francisco . Since the way of life and political institutions differ only slightly in Switzerland and the USA, it was no problem for most of the Swiss to gain a foothold in their new homeland.
Swiss immigration decreased after 1930 due to the Great Depression and World War II . By 1960, 23,700 Swiss had reached the United States, between 1961 and 1990 another 29,100.
Swiss Americans by population
| city | State | number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | new York | new York | 8108 |
| 2. | los Angeles | California | 6169 |
| 3. | San Diego | California | 4349 |
| 4th | Portland | Oregon | 4102 |
| 5. | Madison | Wisconsin | 3898 |
| 6th | Phoenix | Arizona | 3460 |
| 7th | Seattle | Washington | 3446 |
| 8th. | San Francisco | California | 3381 |
| 9. | Chicago | Illinois | 3008 |
| 10. | San Jose | California | 2661 |
| 11. | Columbus | Ohio | 2640 |
| 12. | Monroe | Wisconsin | 2582 |
| 13. | Houston | Texas | 2226 |
| 14th | Salt Lake City | Utah | 2105 |
| 15th | Indianapolis | Indiana | 1939 |