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FACT: One in five Americans (20%) are of German ancestry.

Alabama

Burnt Corn, Intercourse, Muck City

Alaska

Chicken, Deadhorse, Unalaska

Arizona

Boneyard, Carefree, Goobertown, Nothing, Why

Arkansas

Experiment, Okay, Toad Suck

California

Cool, Dunmovin, Frying Pan, Hells Kitchen, Secret Town

Colorado

Last Chance, No Name, Tin Cup

Georgia

Between, Hopeulikit, Jinks

Kentucky

Bug, Busy, Monkey's Eyebrow, Oddville, Ordinary

Missouri

Enough, Fairdealing, Tightwad, Useful

North Carolina

Lizard Lick, Speed, Tick Bite, Whynot

Oklahoma

Happy Land, Nowhere, Okay

Oregon

Boring, Half.com, Idiotville, Zig Zag

Pennsylvania

Corner Store, Fear Not, Panic

Tennessee

Defeated, Difficult, Life, Nameless, Only

Texas

Black Jack, Cut n' Shoot, Ding Dong, Hoop and Holler

Analysis by 2000 Federal Population Census

A simpler version of the map above.      German      American      Mexican      Irish      African      Italian      English      Japanese      Puerto Rican

The majority of the 300 million people currently living in the United States are descended from European immigrants who have arrived in the past 400 years. Most Latin American immigrants are from Mexico and Central America of which about half are descended from indigenous peoples of those regions and Spaniards (mestizo). African American people, most of whom are descended from Africa and the slavery era, form the next-largest ethnic groups. American Indians who were pushed into reservations by the English immigrants now form a small minority in the population.

Major components of the European segment of the United States population are descended from immigrants from Germany (19.2%), Ireland (10.8%), England (7.7%), Italy (5.6%), Scandinavia (3.7%) and Poland (3.2%) with many immigrants also coming from other Slavic countries. Other significant European immigrant populations came from eastern and southern Europe and French Canada; few immigrants came directly from France. Since French, French-Canadian and Acadian ancestries are overlapping, the number of counties with "French" as the main ancestry would also be larger if these three labels are added together.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maps_of_American_ancestries

1. Washington County - 31 states
   
2. Jefferson County - 26 states
   
3. Franklin County - 25 states
   
4. Jackson County - 24 states
   
5. Lincoln County - 24 states

1. Texas - 254 counties
   
2. Georgia - 159 counties
   
3. Kentucky - 120 counties
   
4. North Carolina - 100 counties
   
5. Virginia - 95 counties

1. Delaware - 3 counties
   
2. Hawaii - 5 counties
   
3. Rhode Island - 5 counties
   
4. Connecticut - 8 counties
   
5. New Hampshire - 10 counties

You have a 1 in 4 chance of having a grand parent's surname (25%)
You have a 1 in 8 chance of having a great grandparents surname (12%)
You have a 1 in 16 chance of having a great-great grandparents surname (6%)
You have a 1 in 32 chance of having a great-great-great grandparents surname (3%)

Surname Distribution